Parking enforcement

Compared the city's aggressive parking enforcement to a hard tennis serve, said citation revenue jumped 70% and residents are angry, and asked for visible fixes before the election.

Restaurant owner demanding the 8 p.m.-to-midnight enforcement end, Sundays stay free, and a simple 50-cent increase be adopted now instead of endless back-and-forth. Says enforcement is aggressive and staff avoid helping on the street.

Called the parking change the biggest firestorm downtown in 52 years, cited a 30% June retail sales drop for one merchant, and asked for suspension plus a citizens advisory board.