It’s not just Balboa Park. New parking meters across San Diego face a fierce backlash.

San Diego’s recent efforts to boost city revenue by expanding parking enforcement — including with new meters in residential areas — are prompting public outcry, vandalism of meters and calls for the city to retreat.

City officials have already made some concessions on new paid parking within Balboa Park and have agreed to back away from plans for Sunday enforcement.

But residents in neighborhoods that are getting new meters want more concessions.

Among the hotspots for the backlash are Sixth Avenue along Balboa Park in Bankers Hill and the neighborhoods of Kensington, Talmadge, Normal Heights and City Heights.

Residents there are protesting the city’s move to cut down on free street parking they’ve relied on for years by installing meters, while declining to offer a permit option to residents.

While the backlash has mostly come in the form of complaints at City Council meetings and on social media sites like NextDoor, there has also been some vandalism of meters and parking payment kiosks.

So many meters and kiosks have been vandalized near Balboa Park that Crime Stoppers last week offered a $1,000 reward for tips that le...