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<\/p>\nBAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A dispute over a parking spot on a public street in northwest Bakersfield has gone viral on social media, after a confrontation between neighbors escalated.<\/p>\n
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James Cerda said the conflict was not the first time his neighbor complained about where Cerda\u2019s family parked. \u201cThe first two times, he just says, \u2018Hey, you guys can\u2019t be parking here…it\u2019s in front of my house. You guys can\u2019t park there,’ “Cerda said.<\/p>\n
Cerda said that last Saturday, he was washing his mom\u2019s car in their driveway. When he finished, he parked the car across the street in front of his neighbor\u2019s home, and the neighbor came outside, upset.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just say, well, it\u2019s a public road, anybody can park there,\u201d Cerda said.<\/p>\n
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Bakersfield police<\/a> declined to speak on camera but provided a statement saying, \u201cThere are no laws against parking on a city street – if there are no posted restrictions and the vehicle isn\u2019t blocking a driveway. Some HOA\u2019s may have parking rules, but I don\u2019t believe the location of this incident is in a neighborhood with an HOA.\u201d<\/p>\n Bakersfield\u2019s municipal code governing vehicles and traffic <\/a>includes restrictions such as blocking driveways, parking in red zones, or violating posted signs. It does not grant homeowners exclusive rights to the curb space in front of their home on a public street, meaning that if there are no posted restrictions, street parking is generally first-come, first-served. California Vehicle Code 22500 also explains the rules of stopping, standing, and parking. <\/a><\/p>\n Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n The City of Bakersfield<\/a> was contacted multiple times to clarify street-parking rules and to request an interview with code enforcement<\/a>, but no response was received.<\/p>\n![\"KBAK\/KBFX\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6cbd46e2-9f6c-4728-9eb4-f1c206946aaf-police.jpg\"\/)
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