City of Oakland Public Works Agency referred this issue to COAST UNITED ADVERTISING, service request # 423203. Please contact that agency to follow-up. For more information, please visit the "Helpful Links to Other Resource Partners" at the link below.
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm
Thank you.

Well, it's been four months and we're still waiting.

Well, Coast United Advertising doesn't seem very interested in addressing this problem, do they?

Another problem with a nearby bench was reported at http://seeclickfix.com/issues/224015-broken-bus-benches, and that problem was also referred to "Coast United Advertising". The organization Keep Temescal Clean and Beautiful contacted Coast United Advertising and found they don't own these benches. The City of Oakland owns these benches and needs to fix them.

Now the front is covered as well. Does it really take more than six months to address issues like this?

Absolutely, it should not take six months to handle what is in fact an urgent issue.

Will PWA be ready for the second-anniversary celebrations?

Miracle of miracles, this one actually got fixed in less than two years!