Unpaid Parking Citations Amount to Nearly Half of San Francisco’s Half-Billion Dollar Budget Deficit

With San Francisco Mayor London Breed warning of a looming $500 million budget deficit, city records reveal half of the money needed to close the gap can be accounted for in unpaid parking citations. More than $213 million is owed to the city for parking tickets issued between Jan. 1, 2018, and Sept. 24, 2023, according to San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority records requested and reviewed by The Epoch Times. Transit authority officials noted they are aware of the issue and highlighted efforts they are taking to address the number of outstanding citations. “There are multiple ways the city can recoup money owed from unpaid parking tickets,” Stephen Chun, deputy spokesperson for the city transit authority’s marketing and outreach division, told The Epoch Times by email. “Additionally, the [transit authority] has several accommodation options in which customers can pay their citations via community service or [monthly] payments.”...