New parking rule draws mixed reactions in San Francisco NBC Bay Area [Video]

Parking is already tight in San Francisco. As of Monday, it got a bit tighter as the city implemented a new state law aimed at protecting pedestrians in crosswalks.

The law says drivers cannot park within 20 feet of any crosswalk and that means for every intersection, there will be 160 fewer feet of parking in a city where parking is at a premium and just as the holiday season is about to begin.

Business has been a struggle to say the least in recent years for merchants in the Mission District – like Maise Wong and her AC trading company.

“I think they should not do this at this time. They should at least wait for the economy to get better,” Wong said.

Maise said she already had to close one mission store due to an ongoing downturn in business that she blames on two things: too much crime …