Mike Dages wants to level the playing field. The City Council isn't so sure... Read about it here http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/244992.html

Dages want to make parking free from 6pm to 6am, which is kind of like how it is everywhere else in town, except for having to pay for parking in the first place. But the City Council isn't so sure that a level playing field is what downtown needs. Instead, it'd like to evaluate whether the use tax is actually helping the businesses downtown. You know, cause taxes stimulate the economy and all...