This week, the Padres sent out a statement about the city of San Diego’s decision to raise parking meter rates around Petco Park during major events.

If you owned thousands of parking spaces around downtown, you’d probably charge more than $2.50 an hour for them during big events. But the increase was big and unexpected – jumping to $10 per hour and no free time after 6 p.m. It’s one of those stories that penetrate beyond those of us who follow this stuff deeply to the normals. They were shocked.

The Padres jumped on it.

“The city made this decision without meaningful input from key stakeholders, including the Padres organization. We have not yet received information regarding how the new parking revenue will be reinvested locally but look forward to better understanding the city’s plan

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