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San Francisco’s latest ridiculous idea: taxing driveways
June 23, 2025
The headline was certainly eye-catching: “San Francisco considered charging property owners for their driveways.” For local taxpayers, the City by the Bay has a well-earned reputation for being one of the most hostile municipalities in the nation. But even this sounded a little too strange. But no. The article, written by Rachel Swan of the San Francisco Chronicle, unpacks how the proposal came about before officials (in a rare moment of appreciating bad optics) decided to shelve it. First, it is common knowledge that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) is in deep financial trouble. Even prior to the...