The parking lot at Ocean Beach Dog Beach will soon be gated off during overnight hours.
It’s one of 35 coastal area parking lots from O.B. to La Jolla that will have new restrictions. City leaders say it’s an effort to curb crime and people living in their vans.
After roughly two years of calling one of San Diego’s coastal parking lots home, van lifer Heather Galka said she’s seen enough to understand why some San Diegans are frustrated with the mess some leave, contributing to the tougher city parking restrictions…