Overview

• Mayor Daniel Lurie has introduced budget legislation to begin charging $2 to $4 per hour for curbside parking under a demand-pricing model starting in 2027
• Officials project the fees could raise about $5 million in the first year and climb above $9 million in the second to help close a $15–$16.5 million parks budget shortfall
• Recreation and Parks department leaders warn that without new revenue they may have to close swimming pools, cut summer camps and reduce field maintenance
• Community advocates such as Steffen Franz of Friends of Lafayette Park say the charge is a fair contribution to preserve green spaces, ranger patrols and core park services
• The proposal now moves to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for review and must be approved before taking effect