"SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The state of California is planning to have a giant used car sale next month.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced plans Friday to sell off 15 percent of the state's approximately 40,000 light vehicles, a step officials said would generate $24.1 million over the next year.
The announcement comes as state officials are trying to erase a $26.3 billion budget deficit.
Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said the idea for the sale came from state employees, who provided tips about workers taking home vehicles when they shouldn't and other cars sitting unused in state garages.
The sale will be held Aug. 28 and 29 in Sacramento."
THIS IS FROM AN AP NEWS ARTICLE
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
L.A. Parkers Fear the Tiger
Los Angeles traffic officers are aggressively ticketing parked cars.
The city is implementing its fourth “Tiger Team” to ticket illegally parked cars on Sunset Blvd. between Vermont Ave. and Laurel Canyon Blvd.
The “Tiger Team” consists of five traffic control officers and seven tow truck drivers.
The “team” will cite violators from illegally parked from 7am 9am—and from 4pm to 7pm.
A Department of Transportation spokesperson Bruce Gillman says the “Tiger Team” will help improve the flow of traffic.
Gillman says the anti-gridlock zones are throughout the city and they are on major arterial roads.
The city also has four “tiger teams” throughout L.A. boulevards on Sunset, Wilshire, Crenshaw, and Ventura.
Gillman adds that gridlock zones prevent people from parking, walking, or standing on the curbside lanes—allowing for more lanes of traffic to drive through—including buses.
Also the “Tiger Team” will be looking for stolen vehicles.
Utilizing new license plate recognition technology—officers will scan license plates to see if the car is stolen or wanted in any Amber Alerts.
Drivers parking illegally will face a $70 dollar fine.
The fine could be doubled if the car is parked in an “anti- gridlock” zone.
The towing fee will be an additional $185 and is effective immediately.
The city is implementing its fourth “Tiger Team” to ticket illegally parked cars on Sunset Blvd. between Vermont Ave. and Laurel Canyon Blvd.
The “Tiger Team” consists of five traffic control officers and seven tow truck drivers.
The “team” will cite violators from illegally parked from 7am 9am—and from 4pm to 7pm.
A Department of Transportation spokesperson Bruce Gillman says the “Tiger Team” will help improve the flow of traffic.
Gillman says the anti-gridlock zones are throughout the city and they are on major arterial roads.
The city also has four “tiger teams” throughout L.A. boulevards on Sunset, Wilshire, Crenshaw, and Ventura.
Gillman adds that gridlock zones prevent people from parking, walking, or standing on the curbside lanes—allowing for more lanes of traffic to drive through—including buses.
Also the “Tiger Team” will be looking for stolen vehicles.
Utilizing new license plate recognition technology—officers will scan license plates to see if the car is stolen or wanted in any Amber Alerts.
Drivers parking illegally will face a $70 dollar fine.
The fine could be doubled if the car is parked in an “anti- gridlock” zone.
The towing fee will be an additional $185 and is effective immediately.
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