More Parking Ticket Woes

Citation Review Center

1380 Howard Street, #1000

San Francisco, CA 94103

July 24, 2004

RE: Parking ticket appeal, citation # 8564145 

Visiting San Francisco for the first time, I had breakfast in the Haight-Ashbury district on the morning of July 16^th.  I had the usual difficulty that many tourists and San Fran natives alike have of finding a parking place. 

I managed to find one spot on a crowded street of parked cars.  I could not find a parking sign that indicated the acceptable parking days/times as what appeared to be the “normal” parking sign (see Appendix A) was missing.  The sign directly across the street was unreadable (see Appendix B) as it was covered with a mix of graffiti and what appeared to be the glue-resin from stickers.  Appendix C is a copy of the ticket.

Not knowing the rules for parking in this area of town—or in any part of San Francisco for that matter—I parallel parked and placed several quarters in the parking meter.  I found this option logical as both sides of the street were covered in parked cars; all, I might add, with California plates. 

I asking for a careful review of this appeal on two factual grounds: (1) the parking sign was completely missing from the side of the street where I parked—normally a legal parking space; (2) the parking sign on the opposite side of the street is completely unreadable.  I might add that had the parking sign on the opposite side of the street been readable, and indicated a no-parking zone, I would have parked elsewhere. 

Thank you for your consideration in this matter,