08/29/2026
You rock!
Your likes, comments, and shares got the media talking about the parking situation in Chico in SoCal and all the way in Arkansas. Huge thanks to everyone who hasn't stopped talking about it.
Keep sharing and spreading the word.
Let's keep the momentum going. Reach out if you want to get involved as a business or help out as a concerned citizen.
Top 13 comments from the community that resonated with many locals:
1️⃣ "Dude finally someone is saying this."
2️⃣ "Premium parking? paid $300 for a hair appt that lasted over 2 hours and still got a ticket. Admit it, the City doesn't want the college students to use the parking spaces all day so the business patrons get penalized when actually spending money."
3️⃣ "Nobody wants to deal with their phone for a quick jaunt inside to pick up food."
4️⃣ "Today paid for one hour, left downtown and thern came back to downtown and tried using the app for my second hour and it said used up all of my time for the day ... It's a huge mess. "
5️⃣ "No more scoring a spot that's already paid for either!"
6️⃣ "Yeah, having lived in Chico for 10-+ years the fact that had to pay to park downtown to go pay for something because there's nothing else to do downtown besides go buy something deterred me way more often than I went."
7️⃣ "The fact that the city created a budget for PARKING SOCIAL MEDIA instead of just going back to old parking meters or getting rid of it all together is crazy work."
8️⃣ "Use to work dowtown had to pay every work shift mid appointment go out and pay for parking again or get a ticket cause I'm with a client so glad don't work in that part of town now."
9️⃣ "When my husband first visited a downtown business with me, he's from the Bay Area, the ticket police was waiting at my car for my meter to expire and even though walked up at that very moment still issued me a ticket. This after we spent a good amount of money downtown. Guess what? We don't patronize Chico businesses during any hours parking is not free. Even downtown Berkeley does not charge for parking. Just ridiculous!"
🔟 "Downtown in general is just to much...i don't really want to park a half mile away from where want to go... then have to be worried about trying to get back in time so don't get a parking ticket...yeah better to stay away..."
1️⃣1️⃣ "I love downtown but have had it with the parking kiosks."
1️⃣2️⃣ "How recent does the ticket need to be? got one some months ago its in my purse cause im still mad about it."
1️⃣3️⃣ " They have to fix this. We should be making it easier for people to stay downtown longer, not harder."
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