Update, I messaged management of Oceanside pier and this is their response:
I am in receipt of your email related to access of the north side of the Pier corner . I am looking into this matter with a few Departments within the City prior to giving you a formal response. That is why I have not gotten back to you yet. Please note that the Brine Box has their entrance/exit to the kiosk building on that side of the Pier and they have a safety concern when going to and from the building for their employee’s and the public that may be outside of that particular doorway. I will get back to you asap once I have some feedback for you on this matter.
I appreciate you patience and look forward to getting back with you. You may feel free to call me directly, but I assure you we are working on this matter.
Thank you.
Vicki
And this is my response:
Thank you for your response, and thank you for looking into this matter for me and perhaps everybody else who uses the pier regularly. I understand The Brine Box concern for their employees on how they conduct their activities on that particular side of the pier, which is close to the L corner north side of the pier. I have to say something though, they have just moved in for the past few months and already are trying to change the status quo, the pier had been here for many many years, there are regular people like me, who are recreational fishermen and others who also have rights to use the particular corner, are they trying to prevent us from interacting with their employees? There is no safety concern other than that the Brine Box is trying to essentially blocking usage of a section of a pier. That side of the pier and their particular shop used to be a storage locker for the defunct restaurant that was Ruby Tuesday, I have been to this pier for 10 years and in the past Ruby Tuesday was not trying to prevent any access to anybody on that side even though it was used by the restaurant. This is a concerning trend with public piers having restaurant establishments on them trying to change and essentially taking over public space, evident by The Brine Box now setting out tables and dining area along the pathway of Oceanside pier. I will stop here for now, I hope that you do what's right and look into this for us, thank you.