Orange’s Paid Parking: Cash or Chaos | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Old Towne Orange just dropped paid parking—18 kiosks, $1.25–$2/hour, 3-hour max during rush—and it’s already sparking debate. City officials are tweaking signs and eyeing a 1-hour extension, while residents grumble about added costs and business owners split on whether it’s helping or hurting. A barber says it’s keeping spots moving, but workers want permits for daily commutes. Revenue’s already funding street cleaning, and the city’s eyeing more downtown upgrades—tweaks are coming based on real-time feedback. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f5f6ae8aa01b3624