like many streets in oakland, heather ridgeway can be a tight squeeze for a car, much less a fire engine. that's why last month the city of oakland sent notices to residents that soon there will be no street parking a allowed on either side of heather ridge. >> the community of heather ridge approached the city of oakland several months ago, drooef fire engines down the stleet, took measurements on the street and agreed with the request it was creating issues with emergency access. >> reporter: a recent city survey of heather ridge found in some spots it's barely 14 feet wide and less than 20 feet in most places. >> i think it's a bad idea- >> reporter: still some residents say banning street parking entirely is overkill. >> you see there's areas where i think a fire truck could pass. it's kind of going a nuclear option where i think there's probably a middle ground. >> there are several houses here that have no parking at all. it's just the way this street was developed. they have no parking. so if you say no one can park on the street, then i don't know what they're doing. >> reporter:

>>heather ridgeway is as one of the more narrow streets in oakland hills. >>it's less than 20 feet wide because of this the city of oakland says it can restrict parking on both sides of heather ridgeway to give emergency vehicles enough room to drive through right now parking is allowed on certain parts of the street but not for long in some residents are fighting back. >>i hate to argue to make the area less accessible for fire trucks because someday might need to. but and the other hand we live here. and we have to. maintain these houses we have to be like that people come over can't do that if there's no part. >>homes along the street are mostly upon hills with narrow steep driveways some people don't have a driveway or garage it all and have nowhere to park except for on the street to them in a parking. >>what are they going to. >>but fire crews say this road is insufficient and unacceptable with trucks unable to navigate appear safely during an emergency i hey we all want be fabulous if the street were clear all the time and fire trucks can go raci but

they'll soon be putting up no parking signs along heather ridgeway, a street that's too narrow for fire through if cars are parked there. while you might think residents would support this, some of them don't. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the details. >> reporter: like many streets in oakland, heather ridgeway can be a tight squeeze for a car, muchengine. that's why last month the city of oakland sent notices to residents, that soon there will be no street parking allowed on either side of heather ridge. a typical fire engine needs 14 feet plus another six feet if a car is parked on the street. a recent city survey of heather ridge found in some spots it's barely 14 feet wide and less than 20 feet in most places. still, some residents say banning street parking entirely is overkill. >> you see that there's areas where i think a fire truck could pass. it's kind of a nuclear option where i think there's probably a middle ground. >> there are people, several houses here that have no parking at all. that's just the way this street was developed rfr others cite the disastrous oaklan

carroll street in the oakland hills are losing their parking spots the fire department says heather ridgewaywide enough for people to park their cars and safely get a fire truck through the street at the same time kron four's michelle kingston has the details. >>ridgeway is a narrow street in the oakland hills sits less than 20 feet wide and because of this the city of oakland says it can restrict parking on both sides of the street. and despite complaints from some neighbors. the city says that's what they're planning to do to make sure there's enough room for emergency vehicles. it's not. >>it's we hear the message coming from them were sensitive to them. it's not it's a decision we make easily but we also realize that we have a duty and a responsibility to ensure public safety. >>some neighbors say the road is narrow but that they do need street parking for visitors d for people who live here who the garage or driveway. >>to them in a parking. what are they going to i mean hey we all want be fabulous if this street were clear all the time and fire trucks can go racing up and down the stre

heather ridgeway is less than 20 feet wide and it doesn't have enough room for a fire truck to move on that seet if there are cars parked on it and so for that reason the city's decided now it is going to restrict parking on both sides of the street. the parking signs we'll be up likely in the near future they have to give a specific date but they've been we've been told it will happen sooner rather than later. coming up on the kron 00:04am morning news, how california senator kamala harris. >>is inspiring young children all across the country as she stumping to be the next president. 1850 coffee. ♪ ♪ inspired by the year the folger coffee company began. with a bold yet smooth taste. ♪ ♪ 1850 coffee, begin boldly. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. n

>>parking problems for some people in the oakland hills tonight, the fire department says heather ridgeway simply isn't wide enough for people to park their cars and also safely get a fire truck through the street at the same time. they say folks living along that narrow road. we're going to have to find a new place to park and as kron four's michelle kingston explains not everyone is on board with that. >>ridgeway's a narrow street in the oakland hills sits less than 20 feet wide of this the c says it can restrict parking on both sides of the street. and despite complaints from some neighbors. the city says that's what they're planning to do to make sure there's enough room for emergency vehicles, not. >>it's we hear the message coming from them were sensitive to them. it's not in such decision we make we also realize that we have a duty and a responsibility to ensure public safety. >>some neighbors say the road is narrow but that they do need street parking for visitors and for people who live here who don't have a garage or driveway. >>to them in a parking. what are they going to do i m

street in the oakland hills will be losing their parking spots because of public safety reasons, heather ridgeway about 20 feet across at its widest and when cars are parked there there really is no room for fire trucks to get up there safely should they need to get up and respond to a fire. so for that reason the city of oakland is now restricting parking on both sides of the street. despite the fact that neighbors. complaining. >>hey we all want to be fabulous if this street where clear all the time and fire trucks can go racing up and down the street that would be awesome but the problem is a little more complex than that they area less accessible for fire trucks because something might need to. but and the other hand we live here. >>well the city does plan on posting no parking signs on both sides of the street at some point they just haven't specified a date they'll always say it will happen sooner rather than later. >>in national headlines, the trump administration is making it more difficult for kids of some members of the us military who live overseas to automatically become citizens and

narrow street in the oakland hills, they're losing their parking spots the fire department says heather ridgeway is now wide enough for them to go through with their truck and the cars to be there at the same time so something's gotta give and for those people. it means their cars kron four's michelle kingston has reaction from that. >>ridgeway is a narrow street in the oakland hills sits less than 20 feet wide and because of this the city of oakland says it can restrict parking on both sides of the street. and despite complaints from som that's what they're planning to do to make sure there's enough room for emergency vehicles, it's not. >>it's we hear the message coming from them were sensitive to them. it's not it's a decision we make easily but we also realize that we have a duty and a responsibility to ensure public safety. >>some neighbors say the road is narrow but that they do need street parking for visitors and for people who live here who don't have a garage or driveway. >>to them in a parking. what are they going to i mean hey we all want be fabulous if the street were clear all the

a narrow street in the oakland hills are losing their parking spots the fire department says heather ridgeway is not wide enough for people to park their cars as safely accommodate a fire truck through the street of the same time kron four's michelle kingston spoke to both firefighters and some residents about the controversial issue. >>ridgeway's a narrow street in the oakland hills sits less than 20 feet wide and because of this the city of oakland says it can restrict parking on both sides of the street. and despite complaints from some neighbors. the city says that's what they're planning to do to make sure there's enough room for emergency vehicles, not. >>it's we hear the message coming from them were sensitive to them. it's not in such decision we make we also realize that we have a duty and a responsibility to ensure public safety. >>some neighbors say the road is narrow but that they do need street parking for visitors r anpeople who live here who don't have a garage or driveway. >>to them in a parking. what are they going to do i mean hey we all want be fabulous if the street were c