In California, it is illegal for cities to establish combination resident-preference and paid parking, and it is also illegal to charge more for residential parking permits than it costs to administer the program. It is probably also illegal, based on the opinion of the state AG but never tried in court, to discriminate between "existing residents" and everyone else when handing out parking permits. I would add that it's also totally unethical.
Mostly what the people in my California city who "rely" on street parking need to do is stop hoarding and clean out their garage, and stop collecting used Volvos to store in their driveways.
Mostly what the people in my California city who "rely" on street parking need to do is stop hoarding and clean out their garage, and stop collecting used Volvos to store in their driveways.