DANGEROUS CONDITION ON PROPERTY?

In February 2013, there was a large wooden palette adorning the property at 158 Caldecott Lane, street side.

When this palette was removed, a large hole was revealed in the center of which is an EBMUD “plate.”

EBMUD stands for "East Bay Municipal Utility District." 

One detects a faint smell like urine or rotting leaves on hot Spring days when walking past this eye-sore.

A complaint has been registered with EBMUD who should be investigating soon.  But why has this condition existed for so long without being properly addressed?

Whose liability is it if someone slips and falls here or if some small animal investigates and becomes entrapped in the hole?

Address: 158 Caldecott Lane