\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResidents in Midtown and downtown Sacramento say limited parking is already a daily challenge, and now delays in the city\u2019s residential parking permit system are making it worse.People waiting for permit renewals say they are still finding tickets on their windshields while their applications remain pending. The City of Sacramento acknowledged it is dealing with a backlog and says it is hosting an in-person clinic on Friday to help residents with application issues. But some residents say the clinic\u2019s timing does not work for people with weekday jobs.”A lot of us don\u2019t have access to garages or driveways,\u201d said Karl Phillips, a Midtown resident.Ikea Clark, another Midtown resident, said parking has become more difficult as more people move into the central city. \u201cAs more people move down to the side of the grid, it\u2019s making it harder,\u201d Clark said.Residents said the permit delays are adding another layer of uncertainty, because they risk being cited while waiting for the city to process their paperwork.Doug Link, a Midtown resident, said he believes \u201cthe city is taking advantage of the downtown residents right now.\u201dIn a statement, the City of Sacramento said, \u201cWe are currently experiencing a high volume of residential parking permit applications, which has contributed to longer processing times.\u201dThe city added, \u201cWe understand this can be frustrating for residents, and we appreciate the community\u2019s patience as we work through the increased demand.\u201dClark said the process has dragged on, making her frustrated. \u201cIt\u2019s been a process that I\u2019ve been waiting for, especially because I\u2019ve had to switch over cars,\u201d she said.She said the delays have already cost her money. \u201cLet\u2019s talk about upwards of $60 to $80 with taxes on them,\u201d Clark said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s an increase from the last couple of years. So it\u2019s definitely hitting the pockets.\u201dThe city said parking enforcement officers cannot see the status of individual permit renewals while in the field.\u201cParking enforcement officers do not have visibility into the status of individual permit renewals in the field, so vehicles displaying expired permits may still be subject to citation,\u201d the city said in its statement. \u201cHowever, residents who are actively in the renewal process and receive a citation can contest it.\u201dSome residents said the city should temporarily extend current permits until the backlog is resolved.\u201cThe problem is they could easily extend the validity of our current passes and, you know, extend that for a month, two months or whatever the time they need in order to make up the backlog,\u201d Phillips said.Link said the city should take more responsibility for the consequences of the delay. \u201cI think the city needs to take some accountability for that and maybe pay some of the bill on that and not push it off on the people that are living down here and spending the money down here,\u201d Link said.To address the issue, the city said it will host a permit assistance clinic on Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help residents complete applications and get in-person support.But some residents questioned whether those hours are practical.\u201cYou mean when everybody is going to be at work?\u201d said Anthony Giannotti, a Midtown resident.Phillips said a weekend option would make more sense. \u201cIt could be on a Saturday or something where typically more people are off,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it just seems odd that that was their choosing.\u201dThe city said staff members are processing applications as quickly as possible and that online applications will be handled in the order they were received.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Residents in Midtown and downtown Sacramento say limited parking is already a daily challenge, and now delays in the city\u2019s residential parking permit system are making it worse.<\/p>\n
People waiting for permit renewals say they are still finding tickets on their windshields while their applications remain pending. <\/p>\n
The City of Sacramento acknowledged it is dealing with a backlog and says it is hosting an in-person clinic on Friday to help residents with application issues. But some residents say the clinic\u2019s timing does not work for people with weekday jobs.<\/p>\n
“A lot of us don\u2019t have access to garages or driveways,\u201d said Karl Phillips, a Midtown resident.<\/p>\n
Ikea Clark, another Midtown resident, said parking has become more difficult as more people move into the central city. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs more people move down to the side of the grid, it\u2019s making it harder,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n
Residents said the permit delays are adding another layer of uncertainty, because they risk being cited while waiting for the city to process their paperwork.<\/p>\n
Doug Link, a Midtown resident, said he believes \u201cthe city is taking advantage of the downtown residents right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement, the City of Sacramento said, \u201cWe are currently experiencing a high volume of residential parking permit applications, which has contributed to longer processing times.\u201d<\/p>\n
The city added, \u201cWe understand this can be frustrating for residents, and we appreciate the community\u2019s patience as we work through the increased demand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clark said the process has dragged on, making her frustrated. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a process that I\u2019ve been waiting for, especially because I\u2019ve had to switch over cars,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She said the delays have already cost her money. \u201cLet\u2019s talk about upwards of $60 to $80 with taxes on them,\u201d Clark said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s an increase from the last couple of years. So it\u2019s definitely hitting the pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The city said parking enforcement officers cannot see the status of individual permit renewals while in the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cParking enforcement officers do not have visibility into the status of individual permit renewals in the field, so vehicles displaying expired permits may still be subject to citation,\u201d the city said in its statement. \u201cHowever, residents who are actively in the renewal process and receive a citation can contest it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some residents said the city should temporarily extend current permits until the backlog is resolved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem is they could easily extend the validity of our current passes and, you know, extend that for a month, two months or whatever the time they need in order to make up the backlog,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n
Link said the city should take more responsibility for the consequences of the delay. \u201cI think the city needs to take some accountability for that and maybe pay some of the bill on that and not push it off on the people that are living down here and spending the money down here,\u201d Link said.<\/p>\n
To address the issue, the city said it will host a permit assistance clinic on Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help residents complete applications and get in-person support.<\/p>\n
But some residents questioned whether those hours are practical.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou mean when everybody is going to be at work?\u201d said Anthony Giannotti, a Midtown resident.<\/p>\n
Phillips said a weekend option would make more sense. \u201cIt could be on a Saturday or something where typically more people are off,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it just seems odd that that was their choosing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The city said staff members are processing applications as quickly as possible and that online applications will be handled in the order they were received.<\/p>\n
See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents in Midtown and downtown Sacramento say limited parking is already a daily challenge, and now delays in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[14852,23488,124706,3392,1409,4962,124702,124705,6787,2424,124701,124708,124704,19526,21738,2426,116002,124700,592,124707,124703,288,121,123,122],"class_list":["post-292698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-andres-valle","tag-application","tag-backlog","tag-citations","tag-city","tag-city-of-sacramento","tag-costly-citation","tag-doug-link","tag-downtown-sacramento","tag-friday","tag-ikea-clark","tag-in-person-clinic","tag-karl-phillips","tag-midtown","tag-midtown-sacramento","tag-parking","tag-parking-enforcement","tag-parking-permit","tag-people","tag-permit-delay","tag-permit-renewal","tag-resident","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292698","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=292698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}