San Francisco’s parking crisis has moved from downtown into the heart of our neighborhoods. In residential areas across the city, formerly available curb space is disappearing under freshly painted red and white zones—often justified with vague “safety” or “emergency access” arguments that lack public explanation or measurable justification.
Residents who once relied on street parking outside their homes now circle their blocks for up to 40 minutes. In many cases, curbside space has been restricted for hypothetical scenarios that never materialize—like an ambulance that might need to park there someday, even when there’s no history of emergencies on that street.
These decisions feel arbitrary and top-down, and they’re creating real hardship for working families, seniors, and renters who don’t have private garages…