Fullerton is going to try $5 weekend night parking in its downtown

Downtown Fullerton visitors will soon have to pay for public parking on weekend nights, a move the area’s business owners fear will drive away patrons.
A 90-day pilot program charging $5 to park from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in public lots on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays was approved 3-2 by the City Council this week.
The revenue collected will be used to maintain and improve the downtown infrastructure and provide more public safety to the area, which is typically swarming with bar patrons on