Friedman v. City of Beverly Hills

Opinion

GILBERT, J.

Vehicle Code section 22507 1 allows local agencies to create preferential parking on designated streets “. . .to residents and merchants . . . .” May a city provide preferred parking to its residents, but not to its merchants? Yes, it may.

Jeffrey Friedman, a merchant, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of respondent, the City of Beverly Hills (City). The judgment denied Friedman a writ of mandate to compel the City to vacate its adoption of the resolution granting preferential parking to residents. Because section 22507 grants local entities broad power to…