San Francisco is cracking down on a problematic Tesla charging lot in Cow Hollow, making changes on-site and pushing for new citywide restrictions. After months of disruption and complaints from neighbors, the city has installed a chain-link gate preventing access to the lot from a narrow back alley. Officials also introduced new legislation that would regulate all future charging locations.
It’s been a messy road to get here.
Prior to 2026, 1965 Lombard St. was just a parking lot: an unremarkable place for Hotel Del Sol’s guest vehicles. That all changed following months of construction, when the lot was reborn as a 16-stall Tesla Supercharger hub operating 24 hours a day, unmanned…