As an aside:
It would be nice if the ice cream shop cleaned up the sidewalk in front of their establishment.
The filth from the sugar has darkened the pavement, and there is even green mold growing from the AC condensate that is not properly drained.

The larger issue of constant smokers in our business districts needs further administrative attention: since it took effect (1/2012), the smoking ordinance has not been adequately implemented. To be effective, more signs as well as more prominent sigs are needed. Alameda also needs MUCH more public education about our no-smioking/clean air policies, especially for visitors to the island who come to our restaurants and bars.

Linda here from the West Alameda Business Association. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we will monitor the situation. I can be contacted at Linda@westalamedabusiness.com. Your comments/suggestions will be a great help to us. Linda

The City of Alameda has declared second hand smoke a public health hazard. If the law is not being adequately enforced, then the blame falls on the enforcement authorities as well as those entities that condone it. This is not a victimless crime.
https://alamedaca.gov/residents/smoke-policies

Businesses that are not complying should have their license to operate suspended. Simply walking down the sidewalk should not put families at risk. Personally, I believe that if someone wants to smoke, they should, but not in a location where others are affected. Take the smoke around the corner where others are not around.

Our Businesses on Webster Street cannot Police the space in front of their business, nor can they follow their patrons once they leave to police them. The businesses are complying internally and don’t allow smoking. Let’s collectively come up with a solution. Linda, West Alameda Business Association.

@Steve Gerstle - It is not particularly the business owners' responsibility to enforce the non-smoking ordinance.

On Park Street, the former ED of PSBA was opposed to the ordinance and slowed/reduced its implementation. I do not know how WABA members perceived the ordinance.

In both business districts, the signs installed by the city are too small, not numerous or frequent enough, and they do not cover the entire commercial district zone. This is a matter for the city administration, as I noted earlier.

More widespread and more consistent public education efforts by the city as well as the business district associations and other community organizations are also needed: many smokers I have encountered are from out of town or profess to not know there was an ordinance. (This is quite plausible and, sadly, quite defensible, as long as the signs are so small, hidden, infrequent, and do not cover the borders of the commercial zones as well as the main streets.)

It is now a bar called "The Hunter"
The Thai restaurant next door lost my business due to this smoke issue.

Thank you for your notification. Your message has been forwarded to our Patrol Division for follow up.

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Thank you.
Alameda Police Department

Thank you for letting us know about the smoking issue. I will complete an information bulletin and ask the patrol officers who work in the area to provide extra beat attention. You can always call the non-emergency police number when the violations are occurring. As a reminder, smoking in the City is an infraction, which means police officers cannot take enforcement action if they do not see the violation occurring in front of them.

Info bulletin will be completed and ask patrol officers to provide extra beat attention/ take enforcement action when necessary.