The article highlights the challenges of enforcing parking regulations in San Francisco, where families living in RVs faced eviction amid the city's strategies for urban development. Despite initial efforts relying on parking citations to move RVs, it became clear that this approach was ineffective. As families were pushed from one area to another, city officials employed construction projects to provide justification for the displacement. The enforcement of the 72-hour rule was questioned by officials, revealing a conflict between policy application and the realities faced by vulnerable residents. Advocacy groups criticized the city's failure to provide promised alternatives for those displaced.
"The purpose of [the] 72-hour rule is to ensure vehicles are not abandoned, I do not believe it's applicable in this case." - SFMTA's Chadwick Lee
"Families who did not qualify for housing who were promised safe parking for 3 years by [the] city are being evicted again." - Coalition on Homelessness
"It is the Supervisor's hope that the threat and/or issuance of parking citations alone will result in people moving the RVs." - Joél Ramos
"If a vehicle moves an inch, then it cannot be cited or towed." - Scott Edwards
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