It just seems that parking tickets happen to me when I'm having the best of times and visiting the greatest of places ;) Last time I reported on getting a nasty parking ticket at Point Dume, near Zuma Beach in Malibu, CA. This time I was having a great time on Melrose boulevard, near Hollywood/LaBrea area. I was at Cafe Stir Crazy. That cafe is frequented by locals, actors, producers, and movie people in general. It has a nice "living room" atmosphere. Or as they say, it is a "living room of your hipper friend". I had one of their great sandwiches. Also took advantage of unlimited (almost) refills on coffee. Anyhow, spent 'bout four hours there and, lo and behold, a nice parking ticket was waiting for me at my car that I parked in one of the side streets off Melrose. I take 100% blame for this on myself. I admit of not looking at the parking sign. I guess because it was a Saturday, it was a nice quiet neighborhood.....
Anyways, I did a little research and I realized that the parking rules change 4-5 times along Melrose between K-Town and Fairfax. This is Amazing... more money into city's pockets... Who knows where this money is going to?? Apparently not to upkeep the parking signs! I took some pictures to document the changes of parking rules -- anywhere from a simple parking allowed all the time in K-town to highly restrictive parking in the Hancock Park/La Brea/Fairfax area. See for yourself.
Luckily, this time I know this $53 parking ticket will pay for itself in about 6 months, based on this article: How to have your parking ticket pay for itself. Got a parking ticket? It only takes a few hours and your parking ticket will pay for itself!
Photos of parking signs along Melrose:
This is one of the more restrictive parking signs. How long does it take it to locate and read it? What a waste of time!
The parking sign below is a very simple and non-restrictive parking sign in K-TOWN, just a mile and a half away! The parking rules change several times and significantly between K-Town and Fairfax!
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Paying my ticket, I encountered this message at www.lacity-parking.org:
The Parking Violations Bureau (PVB) has established this website to provide residents and visitors of Los Angeles with current, easy-to-understand information concerning the PVB and Preferential Parking Districts.
PLEASE NOTE: On August 31, 2008, the California State Senate passed SB 1407 which increases the parking penalty amount deposited from parking fines to the State�s Immediate and Critical Needs Account for court construction projects, from $1.50 to $4.50 effective January 1, 2009. As a result of this legislation, the City has increased the parking penalty amounts by $3.00 effective January 15, 2009.
NICE! So My parking ticket now helps establish more government, and more courts?!
Also, if you try to pay by credit card at www.lacity-parking.org, they charge you additional $2 for "processing"??? Sweet...how about just send them the check, that processing is free! Arrrgh!
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