At the hastily announced meeting, bar owners, staff and patrons said the city's proposal hit them by surprise and could damage their livelihoods.

A crowd of St. Mary's Strip business owners and their supporters pushed back at a city plan to ban overnight parking near the popular nightlife area as a Saturday morning meeting to discuss the proposal boiled over into chaos. District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo and San Antonio Parking Enforcement Manager Martin Ruiz endured catcalls, boos and derisive laughter as they offered up vague details about a year-long pilot program that would grant free parking permits to residents near the Strip but prohibit anyone else from parking overnight...