Friday, February 22, 2013

EXPOSING L.A. PARKING CORRUPTION, recovered

website (in part)
ALSO SEE SAME AT
http://www.scribd.com/doc/126790319/EXPOSING-L-APARKING-CORRUPTION-POSTS-SALVAGED-FROMPOSTEROUS-ACCOUNT
THESE ARE the ONLY POSTS I COULD RECOVER
from MY EXPOSING L.A. PARKING CORRUPTION
WEBSITE AT POSTEROUS (which is now owned by
Twitter, and who suddenly, around November of 2012,
without warning, deleted all of my various websites on
posterous, except for one
They did so without warning, without cause, and
without explanation. Shame on posterous/twitter (read
more about my salvaged posterous sites at bottom).
Nonetheless, I will persevere and fight onand am rebuilding my many websites, most of which are
evangelical Christian in nature (ie protecting unborn
life, defending traditional marriage, telling the Good
News, etc).
By the way, just recently (Feb, 2012) Ive noticed some
new articles about L.A. parking corruption, so I am
NOT the only one dismayed by the way things are in
los angeles. Heres a link to one of the articles:

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/15/local/la-meholland-parking-20130216 (i cut & paste the entire

article down below in case the link doesnt work)
Also see
http://www.slapec.org/
PASADENA ON HOLD 10+,
PASADENA PARKING IS CORRUPT TOO
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7/23/12 ON HOLD for 7+ MINUTES, CITY OF
PASADENA
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THIS IS THE PARKING TICKET HE GAVE ME AS I WAS
SITTING IN MY CAR
see
http://www.scribd.com/doc/126790319/EXPOSING-L-APARKING-CORRUPTION-POSTS-SALVAGED-FROMPOSTEROUS-ACCOUNT
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4/21/10 TO SUPERVISOR: RE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS "LYING IN WAIT" like
STALKERS :
I will begin with YOU, the L.A. Dept. of Transportation
in regard to a parking citation issued this morning at
8:09 a.m. at 645 Kingsley Dr.(s) by Officer Mendoza
(serial #2381, beat 461,agency 54) for a violation of MC
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80.69BS (I like that BS on the end, because that's what

this parking citation amounts to) right next to St. Basil
Church on Wilshire.
I am not contesting a violation, I am contesting a
"lying in wait" m.o. (modus operandi) by the parking
citation officer a.e.b. (as evidenced by) the fact that
the citation was issued at 8:09 am, almost immediately
the moment the enforceable time begins (i.e. 8 am).
And given the church has a daily mass worship
service at 8 a.m., undoubtedly the parking officer is
WELL AWARE that a person or persons not
completely aware of the street cleaning on
Wednesday will park next to the church at exactly 8
a.m. & she "lies in wait" for them (us, me) to do so as
an "easy target" inside the church worshiping Jesus.
It is unconscionable for a parking officer to "lie in
wait" to issue a $60 violation, knowing the mass time,
& knowing the Wednesday street cleaning. Sure, I
should have noticed the small sign, but also they
should be driving around, in general, doing their job,
not "lying in wait" like a stalker (at a church of all
places) knowing there's an 8 a.m. daily service.
John P.
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12/7/11 $58 DOLLAR L.A. PARKING TICKET MEANS
NO CHRISTMAS TREE 4 ME THIS YEAR...thanks to a
filipino immigrant, a los angeles parking meter
enforcer, who gave me a $58 parking citation while I
was sitting in the flippin' car, I will not be buying a
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Christmas tree this year. When I attempted to explain

to him the situation, he didn't give a damn. In fact, I
think he was happy to be "socking" it to flippin'
American white boy, certainly born with a silver spoon
in his mouth. Can't I appeal it ? Sure, they will pretend
to consider your explanation, & then say APPEAL
DENIED. Been there, done that. Folks, Los Angeles
courts & government are AS CORRUPT AS
ANYWHERE. They are looking for a CASH COW as
much as anybody, whether it is handing out $50 to
$100 parking tickets or $180 seatbelt citations, they
are DESPERATE 4 our cash. My $58 citations means a
nice steak dinner for 4 for one of the government
families, or a beautiful Christmas tree for one of
THEM, certainly not me. L.A. government is killing us.
Even when I got wrongly charged at a credit card
parking meter a few weeks ago (it charged me $4
when I was only parking for 30 minutes, & was trying
to push the buttons to lessen the time, when suddenly
it just charged my card the max) and called the hotline
& gave my information (three times now) I never
received the promised "call back" or email. They are
just saying empty words & promises, while sucking
our money from us & they believe it is justified
because they are "poor government workers".
NO, they are CORRUPT GOVERNMENT workers who
have never gotten to the point of self-discipline & true
integrity. They are PARASITES sucking us dry. And it
HURTS all the more knowing this parking meter
enforcer speaks ENGLISH as a second language &
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when I call any L.A. Government phone # it is

inevitably answered by somebody who speaks
English as a second language & will intentionally
make me feel as if its hopeless & useless trying to get
any help or answers from our L.A. government. L.A.
has become parasite capitol of the world & they HATE
those of us born here. They just want our money. And
the government workers above them who were born
here are IMPOSSIBLE to reach.
This city is a disaster & our country is not far behind.
We've become parasite-ville. The ship is NOT about to
go down, its ALREADY going down. The IRONY is that
I have ALL MY LIFE welcomed people from
everywhere & have also been treated with much
hospitality in other countries I've visited most of the
time. The difference is I've never gone to another
country expecting a handout, nor to another country
with anger or hate towards their citizens. Yet we have
people who come here bristling with anger towards
those of us who live here. Most of the time they HIDE
it well, but every now & then it is revealed in legalistic
actions such as this Filipino fellow giving me a $58
parking citation WHILE I AM SITTING IN the CAR ! I
can assure you, if it was a filipino in the car, rather
than a white boy, any explanation would have been
accepted. This kind of action exacerbates race
relations. It really HURTS everybody because it
causes JUSTIFIED ANGER...its been over 24 hours & I
am still stewing with anger. I woke up this morning
spewing profanity at this guy (Lord forgive me, I know
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not what I do). For those of u who DEEP DOWN

INSIDE HATE Americans, please don't come here &
take out your anger on "us" (that is, the "whites" who
u assume represent L.A. America, when in fact we r a
minority in Los Angeles). Don't take out your anger &
resentment on "us" because we r NOT the cause of
your problem. And NOT all of us r RICH! NOT all of us
use dollar bills for tissues.
ARTICLE FROM ABOVE-MENTIONED LINK
PERSPECTIVE
Politicians like to duck the whole issue, but the difficulty of
appealing pricey citations should be addressed now, while
the contract of the private firm running the show is up for
renewal.
February 15, 2013|By Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times
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Parking tickets are a big deal in Los Angeles. For years, the
city has been jacking up fines, which slams many lowincome renters and young people who live in tightly packed
neighborhoods where they have to fight over street parking.
Most politicians don't want to talk about it because parking
fines are a big part of the city's revenue. Those tickets bring
in $150 million a year. When the city runs into money
problems as it always does it's the easiest thing in the
world to raise fines instead of running afoul of unions,
developers and political donors.
For the sixth time in seven years, the City Council voted last
year to jack up parking fines by $5. The latest hike boosted
the penalty for a street sweeping citation to $73.That's a
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heavy price to pay, and it's $30 more than what violators pay
for the same offense in neighboring cities, such as Torrance
and El Segundo. In neighborhoods like Koreatown and Pico
Union, which were built before garages and carports were
needed, there is nowhere to park for blocks and blocks when
the yellow dirt-sucking trucks lumber by.
In this campaign season, it seemed important to get mayoral
candidates on the record about parking tickets, specifically
about one issue that is even more irritating than getting a
ticket: appealing one.Out there in the city, there are
thousands of people for whom appealing a ticket is akin to
trying to get out of Siberia. Lucky for us, this is something
the city can actually do something about. The contract is up
for the private company, Xerox State and Local Solutions,
now running the Parking Violations Bureau. Department of
Transportation staff has recommended a five-year extension
for Xerox, which had been operating on five-year contract
that cost the city $86 million.
When I asked the mayoral candidates at a forum last week
about Xerox's work, their responses were somewhat
mushy.City Councilman Eric Garcetti "will review the DOT
contract recommendation when it comes to council," a
spokesman said in an email. After which, Garcetti will
"clearly take a position by voting yes or no."
City Controller Wendy Greuel, City Councilwoman Jan
Perry and Emanuel Pleitez, a former tech exec, took
similarly strong positions, saying they will closely review the
contract when it comes to them.Only Kevin James, a former
prosecutor, promised to oppose the contract extension,
saying, "I would vote against it."
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Here's the issue with Xerox in a nutshell: Since Xerox took

over, a group of people in the city says the company has been
trying to keep more parking revenue by stonewalling
attempts to fight tickets.
Jeff Galfer, an actor who lives in Atwater Village, filed a
class-action lawsuit in January, claiming Xerox doesn't
really consider their cases but just sends form letters stating
that their appeals have been rejected. Then, when motorists
try to appeal to the Department of Transportation, Xerox
slaps them with late payment fees and penalties.Galfer's case
started with a $68 parking ticket in 2011. He paid, but he's
mad.
The city's data on tickets seem to back up Galfer's claim that
Xerox is rejecting too many appeals. Last year, the city
dismissed thousands of tickets after Xerox had rejected the
drivers' appeal vindicating the small percentage of
intrepid souls who managed to bring their case to City Hall.
City transportation spokesman Jonathan Hui said the
dismissals are evidence that the city gives citizens a fair
chance to beat their tickets.Xerox would not comment on the
litigation, but spokesman Chris Gilligan said that the
company has been "successfully providing parking services
to drivers and communities for 30 years, including our work
in L.A."
Galfer, who started an online petition with hundreds of
signatures against the parking bureau, finds both the city's
and Xerox's statements hilarious. "I haven't talked to one
person who got out of a ticket, ever," he said.City staff has
backed renewing Xerox's contract, saying in a report that
the company provides "excellent services," although it has
had "occasional challenges they had to work through."
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The report did not specify what "occasional challenges" it

was referring to, but perhaps the staff meant that flap
concerning the "Gold Card Desk" a while back. That was
the program that let City Hall insiders and their friends get
expedited review of their tickets.James, who shows no
campaign contributions from Xerox on the city website, says
the gold card matter was reason alone to drop Xerox.
"As far as I'm concerned [their] willingness to let that
happen should end their contract," he said.
Greuel has received $4,750 in political donations from
Xerox, its employees or its predecessor company since 2002,
according to a Times analysis. Perry took in $2,000 since
2003; Garcetti and Pleitez have nothing from Xerox listed on
the site.
Greuel said she has been tough on the company. As city
controller, she issued three harsh audits that uncovered,
among other problems, $440,000 the city paid for processing
tickets that were voided. "I was critical" of the company, she
said, adding that political contributions don't "have an
influence on me."
Her focus was on the company's failure to squeeze money
out of scofflaws, not on how hard it is to appeal a
ticket.Later, Greuel called back and said she had directed
her staff to start an audit of the bureau's appeal process.
Greuel said she was not comfortable going forward with the
contract "without looking at all the concerns."The problems
with the process are just part of a bigger picture in which no
one in power seems to want to talk about how expensive our
tickets have gotten.
Times are tough. But really, enough is enough.
gale.holland@latimes.com
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http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/15/local/la-meholland-parking-20130216

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