San Diego is trying other ways to raise more income to offset it's out of control spending... parking meter's hourly rates doubled in Jan, and now? $10 an hour around the downtown ball stadium during games or concerts. A 700% increase

According to the City, the special event parking rates will begin two hours before scheduled Padres games and Petco Park events with over 10,000 people in attendance, and will remain in place until four hours after the event starts.

San Diego City Council in early June approved new parking regulations to allow the city to adjust parking fees for times with high demand and during special events, along with increasing parking enforcement to seven days a week. 10 am to 10 pm

The San Diego Padres, whose home stadium is Petco Park, made a statement “The city’s decision to raise parking meter rates by 700 percent since last year, reaching $10 per hour before and during events at Petco Park, will make it significantly more expensive for fans, workers, and residents to park on the streets surrounding the ballpark.”

Council President Joe LaCava said this reflects supply and demand. “This was an opportunity to do something that we probably should have taken care of because the private parking lots figured this out” 

The city has turned to parking fee increases as a way to help the city’s budget. This summer, metered parking rates went up, and hours have been extended for downtown parking, which now ends at 10 p.m. Plus there are ongoing discussions on how much to charge for parking at Balboa Park, which is currently free.

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego-implements-10-hr-parking-meters-for-petco-park-special-events/