This is unacceptable - should the disabled and their wheelchairs be expected to roll along a whole block in the gutter?

Yeah, this really bothers me too. How is it that they somehow got the right to occupy a public sidewalk?!?!

Even without the rain shed their permanent railing extends way beyond what should be acceptable for pedestrians.

Cana (on Lake Park) also has outdoor seating enclosed with wrought iron fencing. They were required to obtain an Encroachment Permit which Pican should also have. Please don't rely on my memory but I believe the minimum distance to the curb was six feet.

File a complaint with code enforcement 238-3381. You may be able to file online? Everyone that's @#$% by this should file a compliant also. Do not trust PWD auto response that they referred this issue.

Please also file a complaint with code enforcement 238-3381. You may be able to file on line? Everyone that's @#$% about this needs to contact code enforcement and may be the planning dept about sidewalk encroachment. If you look at goggle earth the metal fence is taking up more than half the sidewalk with a cutout for the street tree.

Note:
The City of Oakland Call Center recently "acknowledged" this problem by assigning the Service Request #698601 to an identical report/complaint regarding the same address under SCF Issue ID# 3101189 submitted today, 2016-12-13.

This really bothers me. A business shouldn't have the right to occupy a public sidewalk.

I would be really interested in finding out whether they are doing this illegally or illegally. Has anybody been able to speak with the City of Oakland about this?

Why is this still open? I see the other post was acknowledged.

I'd like to correct something I said above. The minimum right of way for pedestrians is 6 feet from the curb but the presence of the street light and parking pay station make this section of sidewalk impassable even if the setback from the curb meets the minimum required. In addition, there are big problems with Code Enforcement. We complained several months ago that VW was operating a storage lot on MacArthur at Lakeshore without benefit of a permit and they're still there.

Yeah, I looked at it today and there is definitely less than six feet between the curb and the fencing.

Homeless person navigating the maze.