Michael Trimble is no stranger to publicly calling out the city.
The Gaslamp Quarter Association executive director has clashed with the mayor over terminating the Fifth Avenue Promenade contract, increasing the cost of valet parking permits and new surge street parking prices around Petco Park. Many complaints are related to the city’s efforts to raise revenue amid a budget shortfall, often by nickel and diming the tourism industry.
Trimble has a new target, announced Friday, after a series of cryptic social media posts this week stating that the historic heart of San Diego “deserves better.” He is calling on the city to immediately, and consistently enforce a no-vending zone in the Gaslamp…