San Anselmo repealed its paid parking system after the community voiced its frustration with the new system.

For months the business community has been in an uproar, saying the payment system had driven customers away. So, they took their complaints to the town council. And while they say, 'You can't fight City Hall,' in this case they didn't have to because City Hall agreed with them.

The city paid more than $140,000 for the app-based parking meters located on each block. But the system required a credit card and/or smart phone to pay the fee, and, Derek Mitchell, who owns the Marin Outdoor Trading Company, said it was too much for many of the elderly residents of the town.

"They don't even have the credit card on their phone, and they were trying to take a picture of this sign. It was

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