In the East Bay, Emeryville meters operate 24-7, and Walnut Creek runs some meters until 11pm, according to jaded's comment on a previous InOakland blog. And while not every commercial district in Oakland is as successful as those in San Francisco, an Oakland study would certainly find that many streets need parking meters to operate well after 6pm to ensure available parking for customers. Last night I had dinner in Old Oakland at a restaurant that was almost empty. At 10pm, the more than 100 street parking spaces visible from 9th and Washington included exactly one vacant space.

It doesn't appear that the Oakland City Council will have a report and data-driven study on parking practices before their Oct. 6 meeting, when rolling back meter hours will again be discussed. But I think we all know what a study would say.