SFMTA is cracking down on sidewalk parking-and in Bayview, it's coming with cops

""Right now, it's starting to feel more like harassment," said one Bayview resident to SFMTA officers Shanika Bell and Trevor Adams at the Thursday meeting, shouting over the dozens of residents crowded into the small community meeting room."

""If I see seven to eight vehicles coming down my street, followed by police cars, it doesn't feel like you're trying to work with us," he added, to cheers and nods of affirmation from the crowd."

""It does feel like an attack," chimed in another woman. "There's a lot of PTSD in this area because of the police. We weren't growing up terrified of meter maids.""

"Bayview Station Captain Bernadette Robinson said parking enforcement is up following longstanding complaints of rampant parking violations that disrupt the flow of traffic and sidewalk access."

Attendance at community meetings at Bayview Police Station surged due to residents confronting parking enforcement representatives. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has intensified ticketing for vehicles obstructing sidewalks. Residents reported multiple enforcement vehicles patrolling daily, often accompanied by police cruisers. Many expressed feelings of harassment and fear, citing past trauma related to police presence. Bayview Station Captain noted increased enforcement was a response to ongoing complaints about parking violations disrupting traffic and sidewalk access, highlighting a broader issue of parking infractions across the city.

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