Facing the threat of budget cuts, the City Council voted to double rates citywide beginning Feb. 1, with most meters rising to $2.50 per hour.

On Monday, the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 to approve a hike to the rate charged at parking meters in the city as a means to help close the projected $260 million budget defi

The city manages 3,811 paid parking meters representing 5,332 spaces, 4,449 of which charge $1.25 an hour. Those would increase to $2.50 an hour