A city with exorbitant parking fees — and more citations than people — tries ticket reform
BERKELEY — Finding a parking ticket tucked beneath your windshield wipers can ruin almost anyone’s day.
Parking tickets in Berkeley range from $43 for an expired meter and $57 for lingering too long in a commercial zone, to a hefty $225 for wrongly parking in residential permit zones during Cal football game days and $317 for illegally using disabled spaces. These fees — particularly when they start compounding and spiraling out of control when not paid on time — can drive people further into poverty. And if people end up having to give up their vehicles as a result, they often also lose access to jobs, education, medical care and other vital resources.
Berkeley parking enforcement officer Elisia McKeever issues a parking ticket to a vehicle with no parking permit in a commercial loading zone on Bancroft Way in Berkeley, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Robinson pointed out that the city’s $66 residential parking permit may be dramatically more affordable than the hundreds of dollars that unpaid tickets rack up, especially for those who have no other choice than to park on city streets while at work or home.
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