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Bay Meadows residents press San Mateo council to pause enforcement and hold neighborhood meeting on two‑hour parking limits
Summary
Several Bay Meadows residents told the San Mateo City Council on March 17 that a two‑hour on‑street parking rule approved for the transit‑oriented neighborhood is creating hardship for families, nannies and hourly workers and asked the city to pause enforcement and meet with community leaders to seek solutions.
San Mateo — At the March 17 City Council meeting, seven Bay Meadows residents urged the council to address new two‑hour on‑street parking limits that they say are creating daily hardships for families, childcare providers and workers.
Residents said the restrictions — part of the parking management rules approved for Bay Meadows as a transit‑oriented development — leave nannies and home health aides without reliable parking and force parents to change work schedules or give up on local care. Crystal Mondejar, who identified herself as a Bay Meadows constituent and a nurse, told the council: “It has caused a disruption ... there's parking limits of just 2 hours, and it has been affecting the residents.”
Why it matters: Speakers said the policy affects childcare and caregiving arrangements, regular shopping and jobs held by hourly workers. Multiple speakers asked the…
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