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sentences that state something as happening or true
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3 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A San Francisco resident has shed light on an under-the-radar tactic to reserve free street parking in the notoriously overparked city — and neighbors are furious.
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neighbors → shed → city
Greg Long, a 56-year-old product designer, took to social media to share that he was suspicious of a whopping 14 “no stopping” tow-away signs on his side of his street in Presidio Heights.
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he → take → Heights
That’s six of eight parking spaces gone, he said, as he shared video of one tow-away sign that’s still up despite being expired in May.
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that → go → May
It turns out, Long revealed, that you can shell out of pocket around $350 a month to get one of these signs up in front of your place — and have the street parking spot all to yourself.
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you → turn → yourself
There’s a $851 fee for the application, then you spend $209 a month for every 20 feet of curb.
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you → ’ → curb
Long inquired about the signs to the city’s Public Works department, which told him it doesn’t have the resources to track the permit activity but can respond to complaints.
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it → inquire → complaints
“This is a system that’s easy to abuse,” Long said.
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Long → ’ → ?
“It’s simple to pull a street permit, you need no documentation, and enforcement comes only when your neighbor complains.”
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neighbor → ’ → documentation
Typically, such street space permits are used to help people conduct construction on their own homes, according to the city website — but that also includes “minor building repairs” like landscaping.
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that → use → landscaping
The Public Works department disputed the idea that there’s widespread gaming of the system, telling the San Francisco Chronicle in a statement that “we have no reason to believe it’s a rampant issue.”
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it → dispute → reason
The city agency issued around 8,600 tow-away sign permits last year and will likely issue around the same amount this year, the Chronicle reported.
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Chronicle → issue → amount
Public Works encourages all complaints, it said, and if someone violated the process and refuses to fix it, fines can total up to $1,000 per day.
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fines → encourage → day
Still, Long’s video seems to have confirmed a lot of people’s suspicions and anger over the tow-away signs they’ve seen.
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they → seem → signs
“2900 Jackson Street (at Broderick) has been under construction since I moved into the neighborhood in 2005,” one commenter claimed.
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commenter → move → 2005
University High and construction sign on 70% of the blocks… forget about it!!” another user commented.
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user → forget → it
Even elected officials like city Supervisor Stephen Sherrill joined in on the chorus, telling Long that he inspected dates on an expired sign near his home.
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he → elect → home
“A lot of people are sneaky,” Sherrill said.
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Sherrill → say → people
“They leave their signs up after they expire, so take a look at those dates.”
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they → leave → dates
Frustrations with parking — and alleged tactics to game the system — have been a longstanding issue for San Francisco all over the city.
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Frustrations → game → city
Back in 2024, there was one instance where a neighbor allegedly posted their own “no parking sign,” according to a viral Reddit post.
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neighbor → be → post
Ultimately, Long said he’s just trying to bring awareness.
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he → say → awareness
“Part of what I’m doing is just showing people like, ‘Hey, let’s just try to be neighborly – if your sign’s done, take it down,'” he told the Chronicle.
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he → do → it
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