anta Barbara's plan to reduce free parking downtown on dozens of city blocks and in city lots and garages crashed and burned at the Santa Barbara City Council. From the first time it was unveiled, the proposal appeared ill-timed and lacking a cohesive public relations message. Journalist Josh Molina breaks it all down in this Top 10 list of reasons why the Santa Barbara proposal fell short.

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