San Francisco considers converting 2-hour parking to ‘pay or permit’ parking in specific parts of city [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — People in some San Francisco neighborhoods say they’re upset over proposed changes to parking.

But the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority says there’s a lot of “misinformation” about the plan.

It would convert parking in the Marina, Cow Hollow and Union Street Corridor from two-hour parking to “pay or permit” parking.

Michael Alaraj grew up in San Francisco’s Lower Haight.

He owns a business on Haight Street but says this is still a primarily residential area.

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“So, we have two-hour zones and no meters whatsoever, because, you know, people live here,” Alaraj said.

But that could soon be changing.

SFMTA is proposing a plan to convert some parking in Marina, Cow Hollow and the Union Street Corridor from “two-hour residential parking permit” zones to “pay or permit” parking.

That means parking will still be free for residents with permits, but visitors without a permit would now have to pay …