City councils often find interesting ways to recover costs from citizens in case of a budget shortfall, leading citizens to ultimately bear the cost of decisions made by city officials.
Something similar has taken place in Berkeley, California, where the parking fees have been hiked, and a host of other measures have been introduced to charge the public wherever possible.
Apart from higher parking fees, owning more than one car could become costlier as the city has revised residential parking permit prices, making multiple-car ownership more expensive for Berkeley residents…