For decades Lombard St. (
"the crookedest street in the world") has been a San Francisco tourist attraction. The street has become so congested with cars that the City will implement a pilot reservation system at $5 per car. One problem:
Gavin Newsom may not sign the proposed bill.
Local governments, however, cannot charge people to use a public road without state approval.
Your humble blogger does feel sorry for the homeowners who must put up with the sightseers.
(Lombard St. is part of my
1-day SF quickie tour.) However, a successful implementation ("The estimated toll revenue would be $2.1 million a year") will tempt San Francisco politicians to tax other venues. Why not have a car reservation system for Coit Tower, Golden Gate Park, Fisherman's Wharf, or Chinatown? Suffering Californians by many measures
pay the most taxes and fees, but politicians will always come up with reasons to tax us more.
There's no need to give them another revenue source. Here's hoping that Governor Newsom doesn't sign the bill.
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