City of San Diego officials implemented a complicated fee structure for parking in Balboa Park, set to begin Jan. 5, without fully vetting its unintended consequences.
The City Council approved the proposal despite the concerns and testimony of park users, park institutions and park organizations big and small. Together, they expressed an emerging general consensus: It is not right to use San Diego’s Crown Jewel to fill a tiny piece of the city’s budget gap.
This rushed decision risks what the World Cities Culture Forum called “the heart of thriving cities” — culture…