San Pablo residents parking in front yards targeted in crackdown

[@ktmcc4360]

San Pablo has one of the worst crime rates in the East Bay. Use your resources against crime not people parking in front of the house. Its only the fine they want.

[@lnl6852]

Exactly 💯💯💯💯

[@rolypolyyy]

Easy money for the city. Target the good citizens who cooperate with this bs. They know they won't get any money from the criminals

[@bribri6985]

I guess the revenue that the city receives from that San Pablo casino isn’t enough..

[@opwave79]

They must be starved for money, so go after regular people

[@alexblazquez2277]

LMAO they voted for this city council. Deal with it.

[@benactis8741]

So rather than focusing on property crime, violent crime, side shows etc, they choose to go after people who are parking on their own property during a recession. I'd vote to shrink their budgets until they prioritize other problems.

[@aerohk]

Property values are dropping fast. Gotta do something to boost value

[@opwave79]

Figures

[@cosmokwong1262]

It's just another way to get more money out of hardworking people. If cars are abandoned then tow em but don't give tickets for parking in their own yards.

[@andyleo8418]

They can focus on all those things. It's not one or the other. Trashy neighborhoods invite criminals.

[@rcbrothers1000]

@@andyleo8418 trashy neighborhoods are created by people. Don't sell houses to trashy people

[@fel9118]

Just put a tent over it and they'll act like it isn't even there.

[@twescher]

Ouch

[@guguendeavours2521]

Good point. Label the vehicles “Unhoused” and it’s a non-issue for the city government.

[@kristinabolba1351]

5 adults and 3 kids in a 2 bedroom....... parking is done by the size of the property.. not how many live there... that is a lot of people in a small house.

[@Ap_twsh]

I bet they rent, that landlord is just abusing the law at that point for letting that go.

[@bucktooth002]

2 adults & 2 kids max for something so small.

[@anonymousanonymous5542]

They need to be fined for being over occupancy and so does the landlord. Our poor country turning into shit with all these illegal aliens 👽 😒

[@lynnvh5445]

@@Ap_twsh I bet the landlord doesn't even know that's how many people that lives in their house now. I'm sure they know now lol

[@lacha608]

And the last thing they need is mindless police harassment and extortion.

[@waynethompson1115]

Just when I start missing the bay area, I read this kind of thing. Cures my homesickness. I can park anywhere on my property. Can park 8 in the driveway.

[@andyleo8418]

Ghetto

[@fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

8 cars? You were part of the problem!!!

[@waynethompson1115]

@@fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu lol, we only have 5, not 8,,,can park 8 in the driveway

[@Mizams1966]

Unfortunately, in the older areas, the homes were built at a time when most households only had 1 car. The small homes and narrow streets were not made for multiple cars and families. Ticketing does not solve the problem.

[@craigjgomez]

Whether it's unfortunate or not, those people knew the situation when they moved there. You make your own choices and decisions based on your needs. There are plenty of similar style homes and neighborhoods in Berkeley, El Sobrante etc. So, some of the comments here reflect a total ignorance of zoning laws and the rights of others to not have to live next to people like this. It's not about collecting fines or focusing on more serious crime. It's about compliance and if it's a violation then it's a citation. You just don't look the other way and ignore it. Besides, this story is only on the news because neighbors were complaining about a problem to police and the police have to respond to citizen complaints. That's their job. As far as one comment about ticketing doesn't solve the problem, it surely will solve the problem. At least two of those cars need to go somewhere else. Another street or a paid parking lot or sell them.

[@Mizams1966]

@@craigjgomez I concur with you. There is a much larger problem in that people are relocating areas where the existing infrastructure cannot accommodate them. When people are allowed to relocate and don't care to conform to the standards of the place they decode to reside, non-conformance makes it bad for existing neighbors. I grew up in the area and it is very clear that there are a lot more people that have been squeezed into Richmond and San Pablo. I have seen on two separate occasions this week, prostitutes on a couple of side streets less than 2 blocks from 23rd Street. There are numerous streets throughout San Pablo and Richmond that you can barely fit 1 car down a 2 way street. However, as long as the powers that be continue to allow our population to drastically increase we all suffer the consequences of overcrowding and overload on our existing resources.

[@SFBenjaminK]

THats good , most of them live in house with 10 families each of them have car, in this case is only 800sf, i dont gave a F if they do , but DONT BLOCK the side walk Period , if they do MUST get ticket no Doubt, this is goes anywhere or in any country, BUT most countries is not Corrupted like here in U.S , sidewalk should always clear, thats why call it side walk not parking space ...But i AGREE with that lady she parked inside her property on rocks should not get ticket or get Bother ..thats B.S

[@kuyshina]

Improving public transit and not having 1car per adult can help with this. There shouldn’t be a reason a five adults need to have their own car, let alone big cars in such small neighborhoods. Not saying don’t buy the car toy want, but you can’t complain when it can’t fit in your neighborhood street designs

[@spunn_co]

well its all hispanics.. and thay all have 5 or 6 cars per house .. becuase 3 familys or more live in each house

[@Misaka-gt5yj]

Homeless tents on the streets is fine, but parking your own car on the curb next to your house? ILLEGAL lmfao what a joke this state is in.

[@-.-_123]

I know someone who has 1 house and parks 20. ..yes 20 cars around their house and throughout the neighborhood. It's like hoarders. This is a problem when 1 house dominates the streets in the neighborhood.

[@justinwahip]

Are they all junk cars or actually decent nice ones?

[@phhh3849]

Do they have a used car lot?

[@guguendeavours2521]

8 people squeezed into an 800 sq ft, 2 bd, 1 ba house sounds like a fire code violation.

[@comanchecounty4149]

This family never had room for the three kids much less the lazy brother and freeloading parents. The five adults residing at the residence need to be working full time jobs on staggered/alternating shifts not sitting around parked in San Pablo five Junk King cars deep trying to save gas money after voting for Joe Biden!

[@keriXianne]

It’s not fair for people with disabilities who can’t get from point A to B because you are blocking the sidewalks.

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

Ok but they are giving tickets to people for parking on their own grass. That's stupid. they aren't blocking anyone

[@daviddutra3079]

They're talking about people parking on their own property; not blocking sidewalks...

[@blowery1834]

Walking the sidewalks is one thing but parking in your yard and getting a ticket for it that's b*******

[@daviddutra3079]

@@blowery1834 They definitely have better things to do with their time !!!

[@JoeRogansGutBiome]

There are 3 families in this Hine plus a bunch more in each house down the street. No wonder there is no parking

[@lacha608]

Easy solution: they park in their front yards. Doesn't bother any sane person. The police should be prosecuted for harassing and extorting these people who are having a hard enough time getting by as it is.

[@lacha608]

@Phil What trash? This piece was about people parking on their own property.

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

@@lacha608 he's another Karen making up fake hypotheticals ignore him.

[@lacha608]

@@DennisMartinezCalifornia Yes.

[@kirbywaite1586]

A lot of this has to do with garages being made into illegal units.

[@justinwahip]

ADU also being allowed now

[@dhl567]

Yes because these people have the weird hobby of living in an illegal, unsafe, not properly ventilated or insulated garage, right? Like they all choose these illegal units over proper apartments because they love to do so?

[@kirbywaite1586]

@@dhl567 It's because they have complete contempt for our laws and refuse to conform to existing restrictions. In your mind it's now society's fault that they've converted their garage to an illegal unit? Many of them are rented out . Have they been forced to become landlords as well? Import the third world and you become the third world.

[@dhl567]

@@kirbywaite1586 True, it's the poor people's fault for not affording a luxury life like first world Americans. Let's send them back to their third world so all we see are pleasant first world. Even if we will never need to go to San Pablo all our life and don't know a single person from there, it doesn't matter cuz we can't let news like this pollute our ears. If these people are gone who is going to clean toilets, drive trucks, and work in factories with (less than) minimum wage? Maybe these janitors should consider cleaning toilets remotely like other WFH techies in Bay Area so they don't need a car to go to the office.

[@kirbywaite1586]

@@dhl567 You do a lot of virtue signaling I've noticed. So typical of a leftist to decide what kind of demeaning work other people are best suited for. But staying in one's own country and trying to improve it is a much better thing to do than moving to another country and then complaining how badly off you are , all the while demanding that goods and services should come your way at the expense of your taxpaying hosts. Isn't it? However you are certainly free to donate as much of your assets as you like to the betterment of these people whose lives seem so deeply to concern you.

[@sneat2028]

These are families and cultures with a lot of people living in one small house, the neighborhoods were not meant to have that many residents.

[@dhl567]

Yes because they absolutely love to cram a large family in a small house right? Like they purposely buy a tone of cars for one home to make the town look bad because of their selfishness? It must be their fault for not using the (non-existent) public transportation to go out and make a living!

[@nz6241]

It's more like too many adults living in one property.

[@mendoblendo321]

Rents outrageous in that areA. California is gonna go bankrupt

[@Ap_twsh]

true they don't even keep the properties clean. gross.

[@bucktooth002]

Would you rather see homeless people or properties over flowing with cars?

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Thank goodness you don't have that problem right!?

[@ryanbarker5217]

@@kensmechanicalaffair i don't. then again, i don't live in one of the most expensive places in the country and if i did i would have enough sense to leave. and, yet, in my small town i've been hassled over cars parked in my own driveway, registered and insured, and not an eyesore. i've known their frustration, but there are different levels of bullshit. in this case, maybe the city has a point if it's excessive. five cars for one residence is ridiculous, and junk cars have to go. do they have garages, or are those garages being rented out for someone to live in?

[@CourtroomAnticsTV]

the city should have to pay when someones car gets stolen or damaged becuase it was parked down the street where people are doing sidewhows

[@nnnickkk]

Looks like East Side San Jose... Which is *not* a good thing.

[@bribri6985]

And east Oakland

[@bribri6985]

And East Palo Alto

[@bribri6985]

It’s everywhere

[@bucktooth002]

San Bernardino

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

I grew up in East SJ in the 60s to 70s. Used to be a couple of vehicles in the driveway or one in the garage. When I took my wife to see the old neighborhood, multiple cars in the driveways, on lawns, and no place to park on the street.

[@darrylt8502]

8 years ago my neighborhood used to be nice and roomy. Visitors could easily find parking. Today it's a crowded hoarding street of cars with some homes owning 6 cars; these homes haves two garages but they don't use any of them for their cars.

[@lnl6852]

There are no other crimes? Really?

[@truehou]

Crackdown on parking on THEIR property?

[@bucktooth002]

I once got towed for parking in my backyard. 290 in Arizona.

[@4Realkevv]

CALIFORNIA GOT BIGGER PROBLEMS LOL 😂 WHAT A JOKE

[@okamisan3642]

With all the catalytic converter thefts people would park the cars in their bedroom if they could. San Pablo just taxiing people with money.

[@bucktooth002]

I park in my backyard. & still got towed 290 in Arizona.

[@silvermica]

Blight? Are you joking? I don’t know what the homeless situation is in San Pablo - but if it’s anything like San Jose’s homeless population then handing out $100 tickets to people in working-class neighborhoods for parking on their own lawns isn’t going to solve the so called “blight” problem. San Pablo’s solution for blight seems more like telling the poor to stop living like poor people.

[@HerrKatze]

I live in a town bordering San Pablo and I also got written up for parking in front of my house (street parking) and not moving my car for 3 days. What the hell? I need to pointlessly move my car every three days just to not get a ticket? Smells like bull crap. If they have time do these petty tickets, then they have too much time on their hands. Why have car break-ins not gone down? Sure feels like they're padding their revenue while not tackling the actual problems.

[@ryanbarker5217]

that's not unusual at all. if they notice your vehicle hasn't moved, they'll chalk the tires and eventually give you a ticket where i'm at. it's to keep junk off the street that could be used for someone's operating vehicle.

[@garycallihan4206]

It is bull crap.

[@davidwright873]

Nope...You gotta move it...

[@ryanbarker5217]

@@davidwright873 even if it doesn't run, push it around every couple of days. where i live that's really something the code enforcement jerk will notice than the cops care about.

[@HerrKatze]

To be clear folks: Car runs, isn't abandoned, and all those details that suggest improper use of the road lol. And it's a big open street with plenty of parking, no one is fighting over parking. If I park it Friday night, I need to move it Monday night even if I don't have anything to do. I still think it's really stupid that cops are paying attention to such details rather than spending their time tackling actual community problems.

[@soapgirlsrule]

A guy that works at the complex I live in lives in a crowded neighborhood like this. He said that he can't find a parking spot when he gets home but he also said the worst part is all the loud music and parties all the time. It basically feels like a college neighborhood all the time. But imagine buying a $1mm+ home and you can't even find a parking spot at your own home. Unfortunately, it's expensive to live in the bay so it's a much larger issue that needs to be dealt with.

[@rogersnodgrass3072]

Sounds like it's all about the money

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Always has been.

[@kuyshina]

If the Bay Area improved its public transit many of these people would not need to own 1car per adult. People should be able to park their cars on their property without hassle from the city. San Pablo police should only ticket cars that are blocking or impeding sidewalks, bikes lanes and crosswalks

[@richardcrist756]

Parking on your property is of course correct. But parking it on a grass area or what was a grass area is trashy.

[@DarthLesbian]

The Bay Area could have the best public transportation on the entire planet by a large margin and I still wouldn’t want to have anything to do with it. A lot of people feel the same. Someday you’ll get that through your thick delusional skulls.

[@MidnightDriver5000]

Glad I'm country. The hell with cityits. I have 40 acres and can park anything I want on it. If they want to tell them people they can't park on there private property they shouldn't have to pay taxes.

[@Ap_twsh]

different rules once your out of city jurisdiction.

[@MissM92308]

San Pablo police needs to start going after criminals not home owners!!!! Why are they cracking down on peoples property that’s private!!!!

[@Ohlulu443]

Exactly 😂

[@ryanbarker5217]

who said they're homeowners? five cars for one household is ridiculous anyway.

[@Ohlulu443]

@@ryanbarker5217 it doesn’t matter if they are renting that home or not they didn’t park illegally like the other bishh on the corner😂😂😂 like i said they live like animals but as long as they doing it on the land they renting or own the city needs to back the fck up and deal with crime instead of this BS😂

[@ryanbarker5217]

@@Ohlulu443 thing is you park on a sewer line not designed to support the weight of a 2000 pound object and that's going to be an expensive problem.

[@Ohlulu443]

@@ryanbarker5217 aw good point if those are the consequences then that is when the insurance kicks in and they hold the ijiots responsible… i still believe tho and stand by what i say the city needs to focus on the crimes people literally getting shot for dumb shttt and then the police out here giving ticket for this instead of patrolling the streets

[@S2KV]

I don't see anyone using their garages.

[@dirtmcgirt7125]

Because someone probably living in it.

[@drblitz3092]

My house, I’ll park where I want

[@jamalcole1985]

There are bigger problems to address

[@jo8726t]

Well rent so high families have to live together just to make endsmeet.

[@Ap_twsh]

rent in central valley is cheap.

[@kitmarshall4084]

in this case i support defunding the police cause they have too much time and money to cite petty crime

[@kitmarshall4084]

@Terry L. Cooper That's not bringing property value down, it's the crime, no one wants to live in San Pablo.

[@alexblazquez2277]

defund the police yes but blame the VOTERS WHO VOTED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL

[@mattk9470]

Just put a tent over your car and make it look like a home. No one will bother you.

[@joenobody5631]

If someone's car is in their yard and **not** blocking the sidewalk, what's the problem?

[@maga6252]

What if the homeowners decide not to have a front yard anymore and just expand their parking space? Would the city approve those construction permits?

[@cilvrado]

not enough parking

[@andyleo8418]

Parking on your front yard is so ghetto and trashy. Good for the city to do something about it.

[@jairoarchila1743]

My family of 4 dad,mom,daughter and son we all have our own car our home only has a one car garage what can we do about it

[@shadowpapito]

Good. It's about time! Now we need SF, Oakland and the whole Bay area to step up and make this happen. All of us are tired of people breaking the law and forcing us to wheel our Grandparents in the street!

[@mandymayne8759]

It’s OK to park a car in the front yard just so long as the car is raised on blocks and the wheels/tires are removed from the car.

[@kylobenshorts]

Why does California hate Californians?

[@tombrady9385]

This is how bad the government is. You can’t park in your own yard. What kinda shit is that. Your not inferring with other vehicles beside your own. So what’s the big deal! I believe if you own your own property, grass or concrete you can do what you want. Only in America, this bs is happening. Wtf, people pay taxs for?!

[@blowery1834]

People start suing the city when you cars start getting broken in to and or stolen because they are not on your property and easier for thieves

[@thatgirlPAIGE94]

What a joke!

[@coreysue3451]

each house on my street has at least three cars to park. Neighbor across from me has eight vehicles and two spots of street parking! What is happening? NO RENT CONTROL and several families living in one house! We are all being crammed into tiny houses or regular houses crammed with people. In CA it is cheaper to buy than rent but still out of reach since we can't save any money if rent takes TWO PAYCHECKS A MONTH!!

[@teda4229]

Maybe they have less revenue from the casino so they turn to scraping more off the working class

[@Ap_twsh]

whelp go to the outskirts if you wanna be more "free" other wise down size on cars. These laws are there for a reason not just to fine people nothing new you were just not raised to learn about the laws.

[@bucktooth002]

They need more bus riders.

[@kule510]

San Pablo city manager is who we all need to call abs complain!

[@Foodmeow]

Right, let's put fences up and this is private property.

[@pavels5600]

As if people needed another reason to move out of CA.

[@PawAshtraysMatter]

I would be sooooo scared to be that person who tries to tell people where they can't park .... Any guesses on their life expectancies?

[@bubpori5105]

It used to be maybe 2 cars per household now its more the only way to solve it is to loose the yard make more parking spaces even in the side yard its a thing you see alot even in new subdivisions the only parking is 2 blocks down the streets are full needs a disrupter to find a solution .

[@westoaklanddlee189]

So it is okay to put up tents to on sidewalks still if you are homeless not paying taxes and violent to innocent tax paying people???!

[@Daddyme92]

BMW does make the best yard ornaments

[@Survivor-ng4te]

Should have not voted for Newsom or any local democrats.

[@loumcboy]

Don't build apartments San Pedro. Apartments always attached a bunch of street parkers.

[@davidwright873]

this happens in SF....My neighbor has a car per person with one maybe two street parking....So he parks in front of everyone else's homes...so we/they gotta park somewhere else and so on and so on....

[@daviddutra3079]

Who cares where people park their cars... It's much more safe than parking in the street !!!

[@spankyharland9845]

yet in some cities, you can park a tent and block a sidewalk, and no one will do anything about it.

[@meatpopsicle1567]

Blue city compassion.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Lol, a red one would do the same thing.

[@iyamwhite3931]

Dang that GT QUALIFIER tire on that truck is from 1988! Omg people! Call The Wreckers,get those old rat nests outta there! Grody

[@DogGoMoo1]

San Pablo is a city with a population of over 30,000. The overall crime rate is 62% higher than the average of crimes committed in California and 73% higher than the national average. The crime rate here is 9 (out of 100), meaning that it is safer than only 9% of other cities in California. Perhaps the police should let the vehicles be and focus on more serious crimes. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lacha608]

Time to fire the San Pablo police department.

[@killerontheloose80]

Leave old school 1964 ford mustang and 1961 ford /chevy truck alone!! This wouldn't happen in Kansas

[@romanov9580]

The residents are 100% right!! Police did make this problem! They didn't enforce the Mexican boarder! Now tacos have saturated all of California.

[@teda4229]

Just California? All of USA..

[@robbieogle8622]

I dont feel sorry for this woman. Isnt that like 8 to 9 people in one house? Why do u need that so many cars? Get a bigger home.

[@mrdpdjr]

Can’t park in your own yard that you own and pay taxes for? 🤦🏻‍♂️ What if they just pave it and make it a driveway then.

[@s2ke072]

San Pablo’s like Dam! 🤦🏻‍♂️ just get a bunch of smart cars

[@loumcboy]

That's bullshit, parking on the sidewalk is one thing, but what you have on your own front lawn is you own business.

[@kmccree22]

It's always something in the bay now. Get this place back to how it use to be. People just complain about the dumbest shit! Mind yo own damn business smh. It's over crowded here. Where do people park ? SMH they want to fine people but not create bigger streets for those to park!

[@arcatacompany]

So five adults with five cars and all of their kids want to use up all the public spaces that a single person with a single car that may be puts three or four people in the car why should they have the same rights they should have to pay for those extra spots, how is that many people even allowed to live in a house I thought there was laws in code enforcement and that was the point of the parking enforcement they should not have five cars five families should not live in that house

[@hulamei3117]

Should be able to park on your own property!

[@Ap_twsh]

the sidewalk isn't your property its your obligation to keep it clean but its not your property. read the laws.

[@neverendingmods]

When there's 10 people living in a house where are they supposed to park? Lol!

[@keithsclassicgarage1133]

Ten people living in a two bedroom house?

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

Ok rich kid

[@keithsclassicgarage1133]

@@DennisMartinezCalifornia Make more money!

[@phhh3849]

That’s what it takes to live in the Bay Area.

[@jamesdalton7191]

But stealing $950 or less is ok and smash and grab crimes are ignored. But hey! Let's mess with the working class residents of the city! 🐂💩

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

This is, quiet simply, a poor peoples tax levied by San Pablo against the poor

[@kittiia.8438]

You mean to tell me you pay all that for property tax and shit , you get blessed to own your OWN property and you get a ticket for parking in your OWN property. There we go again. The city is pimping us all out ya’ll… that never existed in Hilltop and never will 😒😒

[@Tbick1821]

5 adults. 2 BR. Sheesh

[@katrinagarrett9612]

And three children.

[@dhl567]

To reduce the number of cars, these janitors should consider cleaning toilets remotely so they don't need to drive to the office. That's what everyone does in the Bay Area.

[@davidmartin7039]

Don't tell me where to park my car or do anything with my property.... Oh it's not mine bc I pay yearly taxes and rent it from the government. Cool

[@S.Clause]

Merry Christmas San Pablo

[@luisarteaga9219]

And the city will have another issue when folks convert their front lawn to concrete

[@mendoblendo321]

CHP comes onto my street alllllll the time and write tickets for tags Pure fishing for revenue I've lived all over and California is the example of the police state

[@xavilopez4716]

In the end it’s just the city looking for revenue from the citizens. Sucks !!!

[@garycallihan4206]

Fleece those that can still, in theory, pay...one more time...until their vehicles are stolen or broken into and disabled.

[@h.a.l.3980]

Parking in your yard is such a trashy thing to do. Just going to say it

[@energyexecs]

...Seems to be over-regulation by the local government. Maybe I am wrong but the poor suffer more...

[@sphixion]

It should be fine if those vehicles move on a weekly basis. Like going to work or the store etc. It's those vehicles parked dead in the street or in someone's yard that need to go. Like fix it and use, or junk it. You cousin Joker's 86 hooptee sitting in the yard until he gets out to fix it up is an eyesore.

[@Adam-vj7dn]

?? Why

[@JacK-cs7kt]

All those adults in one house cmon man up should be in a 6 bedroom in Beverly hills get a job

[@JoeRogansGutBiome]

Come on san Pablo got 31k residents it's a neigbhor hood not a city ot can't grow anymore

[@Chad_Hart]

Classic problem/reaction solution

[@fruityloopzman]

Modern day pirates if it wasn't the cars on the sidewalk or in the front yard it will be something else the police aren't happy until everything's a crime how about taking some tax dollars and upgrading the streets in the curves so that there's enough room to park without having your side view mirrors knocked off it's the person's yard leave people alone have these officers got cars parked all over the street and yard

[@theroadahead415]

This is ridiculous

[@GoSlowTaco]

a yes california. punish the poor. typical

[@MADSLAYER47]

milking the poor dry

[@ShowseeTravels]

Change the law

[@khmerkidz2600]

Lane just leave California period

[@joegug4751]

Picking on poor people again, way to go.