[Alissa]

As a former resident of San Francisco who worked in the congested area but lived in the non-congested area, my question is just where will these toll booths be located?

[John Jorsett]

As a former resident of San Francisco who worked in the congested area but lived in the non-congested area, my question is just where will these toll booths be located?

No toll booths, just cameras to snap the plates. They'll probably up on poles to get them away from the enthusiastic public.

[sergeantdave]

More soviet socialist smart growth for the Marxist common good - penalizing individuals by demanding a tribute for using their private property.

SF is run by thieving pirates.

[goldstategop]

Liberals have long taxed you for the privilege of parking in downtown. Now liberals want to tax you for the privilege of driving in and around downtown. When it comes to extracting the maximum revenue from your wallet, let's just say its the one area they'll never run out of ideas. Especially in San Francisco.

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[Mr Ramsbotham]

If they could find a way to tax sodomy their problems would be at an end.

[Paleo Conservative]

Ping!

[rawhide]

The feds will have to sign off on this as some of these streets are part of the national highway system, and there may be restrictions whether the city can charge tolls to drive on them. Also, the state of California would probably have to do the same.

[Diddle E. Squat]

As a Texan, I'm all for San Francisco doing this, it only helps push more business relocations to TX.

[Citizen James]

As a person who drives home from Redwood City to Downtown SF every, I'd rather wait a few minutes in gridlock than deal with being charged daily to drive downtown.

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[blam]

When I lived in the area, all they asked us to do is "wear some flowers in your hair." That was a long time ago though.

[CyberAnt]

My question is - what is the city going to do about the reduced revenue from the businesses which will be affected by this "toll" and the reduced traffic.

[Simmy2.5]

Great. More ways for SF to take your money. Granted, SF does have a ton of traffic, and from my experience, driving in SF is not fun (my sister works in SF. She uses BART to get there). Still, that doesn't mean there should be a toll to drive. I mean, what if you live in SF and own a car (like my uncles)? Also, I have an uncle that owns a car shop. What about his business?

If this passes, looks like we might have to skip cousins who live in SF when the annual Christmas Party (when they host it) when come around. Pay for all those gifts, and then hit by a toll in SF for driving to their house. Woohoo.