'TIGERS' ON PROWL FOR PARKING VIOLATORS.Byline: Staff and Wire Services The city's second "gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. tiger team tiger team - (US military jargon) 1. Originally, a team whose purpose is to penetrate security, and thus test security measures. These people are paid professionals who do hacker-type tricks, e.g. " was unleashed in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on Monday morning, ticketing and towing vehicles along an 8 1/2-mile stretch of Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. . Tiger Team II, composed of five Department of Transportation traffic control officers and three tow trucks, will prowl Ventura from the San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. to Topanga Canyon Boulevard to enforce existing parking laws and keep traffic moving during early morning rush hour. "Every morning, commuters deal with the frustration of bottlenecked and gridlocked grid·lock n. 1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets. 2. traffic," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. said. "With this team in action, the commute along Ventura Boulevard will be a little easier for Valley residents." In July, the City Council approved heftier fines for motorists who park in 23 so-called "anti-gridlock zones" during rush hour. The fine for parking in a red zone typically is $65, but the ordinance hiked the fine to $140 for motorists who illegally park in red zones during peak commuting times. A second offense costs violators $290. Jenny Dalir, who works at an investment firm in Tarzana, thinks rush-hour ticketing and towing might help alleviate drivers' frustration on the busy boulevard. "That would be great because I think lots of people don't like (that people park illegally)," Dalir said. Villaraigosa unleashed the first tiger team along a 14-mile stretch of Wilshire Boulevard in June, resulting in tickets for more than 17,000 drivers and about 5,100 towed vehicles, according to the Mayor's Office. Not everybody is thrilled with the news, though. McKenzie Volpone admitted she has occasionally parked illegally in the early morning -- but for good reason. "From 6 to 7, traffic hasn't really started yet," Volpone said. "Starbucks is just opening. You need that fix of coffee." CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has a fun moment as he holds up a parking sign during a news conference at the corner of Ventura and Sepulveda boulevards in Sherman Oaks on Monday. With him are City Council members Wendy Greuel and Jack Weiss, to his left, and general manager of the L.A. Department of Transportation Gloria Jeff, right. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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