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The problem is it's not your parking spot, but public property.

• chatmasta 12y ago
  Possession is 9/10 of the law. ;) EDIT: Probably down voted because of length, but I'm pointing out that this is an opinion lots of people have, and there's a reason it exists as a truism. If you pass a law against apps like this, how could you possibly enforce it? The seller's car is already in the spot, and police can't get a real time notification that he's using the app. By the time they realize what happened (if ever) the spot has been sold.
  • aiiane 12y ago
    Hence why they go after the "racketeers" - the one facilitating it in an organized way.
    • wpietri 12y ago
      And of course you can subpoena the racketeers, follow the money trail, and ticket both buyers and sellers. According to the city attorney, it's a $300 fine: http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=599 http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=599
  • couchand 12y ago
    You might look into the concept of a thought-terminating cliché [0]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9#Thought-terminating_clich.C3.A9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A...
• oh_sigh 12y ago
  Right, and you're allowed to occupy it as long as you want. If your friend gives you $5 to let him take it over, I don't see a problem. This could only be a problem if people start parking cars they would never use in the city, just to profit from these services.
  • IvyMike 12y ago
    I dunno about "cars they would never use", but I wonder if anyone who has a driveway/garage for their car has started parking on the street. "I get to work at six and the street is empty, so I park there. When it's eight, I sell my spot and move it into the company garage."