CITY SEEKS TO CRACK DOWN ON PARKING FINE AVOIDANCE.Byline: Rick Orlov Daily News Staff Writer Scofflaws beware. The city of Los Angeles
Under a proposal that was sent to the City Council's Transportation Committee for study, the city wants state legislation that would allow it to tow and impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. or immobilize im·mo·bi·lize v. 1. To render immobile. 2. To fix the position of a joint or fractured limb, as with a splint or cast. im·mo a vehicle when there are three tickets on it instead of the current minimum of five tickets. ``If people won't pay their tickets, they shouldn't be allowed to drive on the streets,'' said Councilman Nate Holden Nathaniel "Nate" R. Holden (1929-) served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1987 to 2002. He previously served a term on the California State Senate and was Assistant Chief Deputy to then Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. . ``Some of these people are hardened criminals, with four tickets, five tickets, 10 tickets that they don't pay. We have to get someone to do what's right. ``If people do the crime, they should do the time. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for them to pay up.'' But Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg (born June 16, 1937) is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. questioned whether the punishment fit the crime. ``We ought to have a system where people can pay off their tickets,'' Goldberg said. ``What this is doing is taking their cars away from them and they can't afford to pay the impound fee. All we'll end up with is a lot of cars in our impound lots and people still won't pay the tickets.'' The city Department of Transportation is seeking the change as part of its enforcement effort and as a way to increase the number of people who pay their tickets. Council members said they wanted additional information on the proposal, including how many more cars would be impounded, the costs to the city as well as the potential revenue. Councilman Mike Hernandez said between 45 percent and 50 percent of the cars now impounded never are recovered. |
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