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Street cleaning in Portola, SF

Schedules here are set block by block. Tap any block on the map for its exact posted day, time, and next sweep, then set a free reminder. Below: what the public ticket record shows about Portola.

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By the numbers · last ~2 years

Portola in tickets

10,127
Street-cleaning tickets
$1.0M
In fines assessed
~7am
Most common ticket time
#29
of 36 hoods by volume
+26%
vs 5 years ago

The street-cleaning fine is $105 (2026). In Portola, most tickets are written on Tuesdays around 7am.

What parking is like

Parking in Portola

Of Portola's mapped curb, about 98% is general street parking. (Share of curb in SFMTA's Digital Curb data. The posted sign on your block always wins.)

Off-street parking nearby
  • 30 Rickard · Lot200 spaces
  • 801 Silver Ave · Lot139 spaces
  • 599 Cambridge St · Lot134 spaces
  • 200 Bacon St · Lot45 spaces

No street spot? Rates are operator-supplied. Confirm on arrival.

The live map

Portola parking, live

Every curb in Portola, colored by its next street sweep. Tap a block for its posted schedule, meters, permit zone, and a free move-your-car reminder.

Every swept block · 292 in Portola

Street cleaning, block by block

Every swept street in Portola. Open one for its blocks, then a block for its posted days and times, the next sweep dates and when tickets actually land.

Amherst St 2 blocks
Ankeny St 1 block
Bacon St 15 blocks
Barneveld Ave 4 blocks
Bay Shore Blvd 7 blocks
Bowdoin St 10 blocks
Boylston St 3 blocks
Brussels St 10 blocks
Burrows St 12 blocks
Cambridge St 3 blocks
Colby St 6 blocks
Dartmouth St 6 blocks
Delta St 1 block
Dunsmuir St 1 block
Dwight St 9 blocks
Felton St 12 blocks
Gaven St 5 blocks
Girard St 11 blocks
Goettingen St 11 blocks
Hale St 4 blocks
Hamilton St 7 blocks
Holyoke St 6 blocks
Karen Ct 3 blocks
Mansell St 11 blocks
Merrill St 3 blocks
Olmstead St 8 blocks
Ordway St 5 blocks
Oxford St 1 block
Paul Ave 1 block
Princeton St 5 blocks
Rickard St 1 block
San Bruno Ave 24 blocks
Silliman St 10 blocks
Silver Ave 19 blocks
Somerset St 8 blocks
Sweeny St 10 blocks
Thornton Ave 1 block
Tulane St 1 block
University St 7 blocks
Wayland St 13 blocks
West View Ave 1 block
Woolsey St 11 blocks
Yale St 3 blocks
When tickets happen in Portola

By day & hour

Enforcement clusters at predictable times, not at random. These are the days and hours when Portola street-cleaning tickets are actually written. Your block's posted window is what counts, but the pattern shows when to be careful.

By day of week
By hour of day
Heaviest-ticketed streets

Where tickets cluster

The Portola streets with the most street-cleaning citations over ~2 years. High counts usually mean a busy corridor with frequent sweeping. Check the exact block on the map.

  • SAN BRUNO1,939 tickets
  • GIRARD573 tickets
  • MANSELL521 tickets
  • GOETTINGEN485 tickets
  • BRUSSELS466 tickets
  • FELTON399 tickets
How enforcement works

The 2-hour sign, the 20-minute reality

San Francisco posts a street-cleaning window, often two hours, but the ticket doesn't wait. Across about 1.35 million GPS-located citations (over a million matched to blocks), the typical SF block gets most of its tickets inside the same ~20 minutes, usually right after the window opens. In Portola, that cluster lands around 7am on Tuesdays.

Once the sweeper has physically passed your side of the street, SFMTA's own rules let you re-park there, even before the posted hours end. But don't park early assuming it's done, and being even a minute off is still ticketable.

Good to know: a residential parking permit (RPP) runs $224/yr; meters are free on Sundays and three holidays; and a car can't sit in one spot more than 72 hours, even with a permit. The posted sign is always the final word.

FAQ

Street cleaning in Portola, answered

When is street cleaning in Portola?

Street-cleaning schedules in Portola are set block by block: each side of each street has its own day and time, so there's no single neighborhood-wide schedule. Open Portola on the CURB map to see the exact posted schedule and next sweep for any block. In practice, most Portola street-cleaning tickets are written on Tuesdays, clustered around 7am.

How much is a street-cleaning ticket in San Francisco?

As of 2026 the street-cleaning fine is $105 citywide (many older sites still list $73 to $97; those are out of date). Over the last ~2 years, Portola drivers were issued 10,127 street-cleaning tickets totaling about $1.0M in fines.

How do I avoid a street-cleaning ticket in Portola?

Move your car before the posted window: most tickets here are written around 7am on Tuesdays. CURB lets you tap your block, see the next sweep, and set a free reminder (calendar or push) ~30 minutes before, plus the night before. The posted sign always wins if it differs.

Can I park after the street sweeper passes in Portola?

Yes. Under SFMTA's rules, once the sweeper has physically swept your side of the street you can re-park there, even if the posted hours haven't ended. But you can't park during the posted window just because it looks done early, and being even a minute off is ticketable. On most Portola blocks the sweep clusters around 7am on Tuesdays. Check your exact block on the map.

Is street cleaning enforced on holidays?

Regular street sweeping stops on every city holiday SFMTA lists, about a dozen a year (for example Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas), overnight routes included. About 590 blocks post a holiday schedule on their sign, like HOLIDAYS 4 TO 6AM, and are swept at those hours on those days, except on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, when nothing is swept. Temporary signs and the posted schedule always override. When in doubt, read the sign on your block.

What if my car was towed for street cleaning in Portola?

SF street-cleaning tows go to AutoReturn at 450 7th Street (open 24/7). Call (415) 865-8200 or check autoreturn.com to find your car. Expect a tow fee plus daily storage on top of the $105 ticket; a discounted low-income rate is available. Note: SF's "Text Before Tow" alerts do not cover street-cleaning tows.

How do I contest a street-cleaning ticket?

File a protest within 21 days of the citation through the SFMTA citation portal, ideally with a photo from where you parked showing a missing, faded, or blocked sign, or that you were ticketed outside the posted window. A meaningful share of first-level protests are dismissed, so it's often worth contesting if your sign was unclear.

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