San Gabriel City Hall — Local services in San Gabriel

I recently came here to try and get a parking permit from the city since my residence no longer has space for an additional car.

So in total, my garage can fit one car, and the other two cars go in the driveway. City hall denied my application and they told me I can make space in my garage for another car.

It’s impossible for me to fit another car in there because the cabinets are attached to the wall. I even printed out a photo showing how there was space for one car.

When the man at the desk was explaining why my application was being denied, this woman at the desk behind him comes over and interrupts. I did not want or need her input, but I guess I got it anyways.

The other gentleman next to this man tried to cut in and approve my parking permit, but was overruled by his two senior coworkers.

In the end, my application got denied. Don’t even bother trying to get a parking permit. It’s so much of a hassle. They require information on every vehicle of the residence, copies of the registration for EVERY car, and a photo showing proof that you need a parking permit.

And then once you provide the proof, they will still reject you. Even when another employee says that you qualify for a parking permit, their supervisor will ignore them and just reject you.

Honestly, 10 years ago, they would let anyone buy a parking permit as long as they paid the price. Our family got one back then and they didn’t give us any...

I don't got much to say about this city, my grandma and a few of my other family members used to live here, basically my second house when I was younger, the apartments were meh, not really worth it but it's better than nothing or if you just want a head start in living in LA.

This wouldn't be a city I wanna live in, the vibe and atmosphere just feels off and you wouldn't feel like you're at home. I would go anywhere else in LA county. There's not really much to do in San Gabriel.

Honestly, this city has seen...

Make everything so difficult to get parking permit for second car , Eventhough my name on a lease . They still need additional second car registration and one of our car.already have parking space that come with the unit...She even said next time if I'm.renewal , I need to have an aparment numbers on it... What next ? My mother and grandparent address too??? I lived in bigger city (Chicago) never have to deal with this much BS!!!! Obviously this City doesn't know what...