Earlier today, our parking guru David La Bua, author of Finding the Sweet Spot, challenged you guys to guess which parking violation in SF gets you the costliest ticket. Did you guess correctly?

While you're traveling about town this Thanksgiving weekend, know all the ins and outs of holiday parking so you don't get stuck with a nasty ticket on your windshield. David LaBua, author of city parking bible Finding the Sweet Spot has all the info you'll need.

Parking enforcement rules on holidays in San Francisco are simple and straightforward except for one thing....they're not.  The SF Department of Transportation lawmakers are lovers of the asterisk.  However, fear not, I will expound on the asterisk that spoils the simplicity of what could be a simple holiday parking enforcement schedule.

Dear Parking Guru,
 
I recently contested a ticket because the street sweeping sign that I parked underneath was altered to read just "Mon Wed" instead of "Mon Wed Fri."  I sent in pictures of the sign that was tampered with and received the following response:
 
"The San Francisco Traffic Code section 42 requires that all signs restricting parking be posted not more than 100 feet from the cited location.  An on-site field survey was conducted and confirmed that at least one legible sign is posted within 100 feet of the location on the citation.  The review has confirmed that the citation was properly issued and is valid."
 
Is there any block that has differing signage for the same parking restriction?  
Have you heard of this 100-foot rule? What you think about my situation?
 
Thanks,
KK

I've been working on a new parking app that will hopefully blow some minds and is definitely going to make parking in SF easier than anyone can imagine.  So, in order to keep working on it so I can unveil it soon, I am going to keep it short and sweet and have a little fun this week. How about a good old fashioned parking quiz? Five people taking a stab at answering this week's quiz will get a free version of the parking app when it is available.
 
We've recently discussed the 3% grade law (and how to successfully fight it) requiring drivers to curb their wheels if the street is at a 3% grade or more.  So, in keeping with that theme, this week's quiz is:
 
What is the steepest street in San Francisco?