L.A. Parking Tickets: Gold Card Parking Ticket Program Killed
May 21, 2011 by DanielSon · 195 Comments
Bad news for all of Los Angeles’ public officials who were receiving preferential treatment with their parking citations: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has discontinued the now infamous “Gold Card Desk.” “Discontinue the Gold Card Desk…Every member of the public deserves equal treatment and even the appearance of preferential treatment is unacceptable,” the Mayor said. This decision comes just a day after city officials disclosed the existence of the so-called “Gold Card Desk” which, according to City Controller Wendy Greuel’s audit, dismissed approximately 1,000 citations over a two year period – often without justification.
One Month of Red Light Cameras in Beverly Hills Yielded More than 1,500 Tickets
July 6, 2010 by DanielSon · 8 Comments
Last May, nine Beverly Hills intersections were rigged with red-light cameras. In total, they issued 1,586 citations – in May, alone. Although the city doesn’t plan on adding any new cameras, they do plan to keep “drivers on guard by moving (existing) ones around.” “We find what happens is that when a camera goes up for the first time there are a lot of tickets being issued at that camera. What happens is, the public starts to recognize there are cameras at a particular intersection and they start modifying their driving behavior and that’s what we’re looking for when they start paying attention to the lights,” said Lt. Mark Rosen.
Los Angeles Speeding Ticket
July 2, 2010 by DanielSon · 6 Comments
I got a speeding ticket (going 57 in a 45) coming down a hill from the 118 freeway in the San Fernando Valley. The cop was waiting at the bottom of the slope with a speed gun. Here’s my question: Is this really the best use of our taxpayer money and police force time? I highly doubt it. It is, however, an excellent way to ensure revenue.
