Real-estate speculators bought the road and sidewalk in a gated wealthy San Francisco enclave
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2YMWZ)
Presidio Terrace is a "block-long, private oval street lined by 35 megamillion-dollar mansions" dating to 1905, where the homeowners are obliged to pay the city $14/year for property tax on their sidewalk, road and traffic islands. (more")