City of Oakland Public Works Department addressed this issue on 06/21/2015, service request # 587779.

Thanks for fixing this issue!

In what way was it addressed? The furniture is still there, blocking access and creating a gathering spot for drug dealers.

The City of Oakland Public Works Department has received this issue. It is registered as service request #587898. Please check back for status updates, or contact us directly at 510-615-5566.

Not surprising. Does PW have supervisors that check to see if things are getting done? How do you close an issue that is still there?

"Closed" means Public Works has either dealt with the problem if it is within the department's area of responsibility, such as trash, OR turned it over to the appropriate agency, such as whoever deals with the homeless.

Evidently if its furniture PW should have cleaned it up, so the problem wasn't dealt with.