{"id":125008,"date":"2026-01-08T10:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/125008\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:10:11","slug":"city-councilman-whitburn-calls-for-repeal-of-balboa-park-paid-parking-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/125008\/","title":{"rendered":"City Councilman Whitburn calls for repeal of Balboa Park paid parking plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO (KGTV) \u2013 Two days after paid parking officially began at Balboa Park, the San Diego city councilmember who represents the area is calling for its removal.<\/p>\n<p>District 3 Councilman Stephen Whitburn stated in a social media post Tuesday, \u201cInstead of delaying paid parking in Balboa Park, I have a better idea \u2013 let\u2019s repeal it altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In November, Whitburn was one of three councilmembers who voted against the paid parking plan, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/local-news\/city-of-san-diego-moves-forward-with-paid-parking-at-balboa-park\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">but it ultimately passed 6-3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rollout of the paid parking plan has been confusing for many San Diegans due to multiple changes. Drivers now have to pay anywhere from $5 to $16 per day to park at Balboa Park.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/local-news\/rollout-of-balboa-park-parking-fees-prompt-questions-for-residents\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frequently asked questions about the Balboa Park paid parking rollout<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lower rates are available for City of San Diego residents if they verify their addresses and purchase parking ahead of time <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/local-news\/parking-passes-for-balboa-park-now-available-online-ahead-of-paid-parking-starting-on-january-5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">through an online portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>District 9 Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera, who voted in favor the the plan, issued this statement on the Balboa Park Permit Portal:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hear the frustration.<\/p>\n<p>Our intent was always that non-residents pay their fair share to enjoy Balboa Park \u2014 not San Diegans.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the city needs revenue to fund essential services. But supporting a policy to avoid service cuts does not mean accepting an implementation that harms residents or erodes trust.<\/p>\n<p>Public service means fixing what isn\u2019t working. Resident parking fees at Balboa Park should be suspended.<\/p>\n<p>We need a city that works for the people who live here, not just the people who profit here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN DIEGO (KGTV) \u2013 Two days after paid parking officially began at Balboa Park, the San Diego city&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[65079,65080,74,76,75,63933,21524,9525],"class_list":{"0":"post-125008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-balboa-park-paid-parking","9":"tag-balboa-park-parking","10":"tag-san-diego","11":"tag-san-diego-headlines","12":"tag-san-diego-news","13":"tag-san-diego-parking","14":"tag-sean-elo-rivera","15":"tag-stephen-whitburn"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}