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Town outlines merchant-permit changes as residents report enforcement gaps

San Anselmo Town · January 28, 2026
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San Anselmo Town staff described updates to the merchant parking program — including 230 permits sold and new off-street merchant spaces — while residents pressed for clearer enforcement and faster CMPA response to long‑term on‑street vehicles.

David Donner, San Anselmo Town Manager, opened the session by reviewing town management of downtown parking and saying the town has taken over administration of the merchant-permit program previously handled by police. "We have sold 230 permits for this fiscal year," Donner said, citing the town's effort to move merchant parking off the avenue.

Donner said the town added new merchant spaces at Creek Park and along Sir Francis Drake to reduce merchant parking in neighborhood 4‑hour zones and that permit records (license…

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