I heard from a reader that the amnesty program is not all that it is cracked up to be.
I’ve included a section from ” Gullible in LA” ….
“Warning: You cannot just go to court thinking you are going to finally be done with it by paying 50% of the fine. The ticket in question has to be in “collection” status via GC Services Limited Partnership. GC Services is used by the Los Angeles County Superior Court to try to collect money from delinquent (unpaid) traffic tickets.
The courts with quadruple the …

 
Saturday Night Christmas Eve 2011
6:53pm
Looks like cops got a little of the holiday cheer and are laying off the DUI checkpoints tonight.  There are a few areas that are doing “roving saturation patrols” which are when officers go out specifically looking for drunk drivers.
Remember, CHP is also on Maximum Enforcement which means all available officers are on duty and on the road….total traffic
 
 
12:53amUPDATE
(from Mrcheckpoint and total traffic)

Sylmar DUI checkpoint on San Fernando Rd and Hubbard – (www.mrcheckpoint.com)
Update 10:54pm

Palm Desert DUI checkpoint on Monterey Ave by the mall
Huntington Beach DUI checkpoint at …

 
In just three short days Go Metro with your entire family to LA’s biggest holiday show! The 52nd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Dec. 24 will include choirs, music ensembles and dance companies from all over the county.
The celebration will be free and last for three hours, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. with no reservations needed.
The Metro Red and Purple line Civic Center station is just a short walk away from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at 135 North Grand Ave. And if you show your valid Metro pass or Metro Rail ticket …

If you don’t have a license who gets the car?
The city of Los Angeles impounds the cars of unlicensed drivers for up to 30 days – which costs an average of $2,000.00. Mayor Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck want to end that practice. But the police rank and file say that would endanger public safety. As we’ll hear it’s all about the lives and livelihoods of illegal immigrants – who aren’t allowed to get the licenses in the first place. Warren Olney
Warren’s guests:
Hernan Vera – President of Public Counsel, which provides free …

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FR-WIL: Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction (left-turn pocket closed) from Constitution to Wilshire tonight, 8pm to 6am.

Dec. 16th

FR-WIL: Ohio fully closed from Cotner to Beloit tonight, 9pm to 6am. http://t.co/zzVjgZRT

Dec. 16th

FR-WIL: Cotner Av fully closed from Missouri to Nebraska tonight, 9pm to 6am. http://t.co/qyRn1SXB

Dec. 16th

FR-WIL: Northbound off-ramp to Santa Monica Bl closed tonight, 11pm to 8am. http://t.co/bw9rxE2X

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FR-WIL: Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction from …

 
The southbound side of the 405 will be COMPLETELY CLOSED tonight from midnight to 5a.m. on the Sepulveda Pass
I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project work will continue tonight around the Mulholland Bridge which will require one more night of a full southbound directional freeway closure between the 101 freeway and the Getty Center Dr. ramp.

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TU-WIL: Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction (left-turn pocket closed as well) near Wilshire Bl tonight, …

California adopted a law requiring that headlights (not driving lights; not fog lights) must be turned on whenever your windshield wipers are in operation (ie. whenever it’s raining) regardless of the time of day

V C Section 24400 Headlamps on Motor Vehicles

Headlamps on Motor Vehicles
24400.  (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be ( )1 equipped with at least two headlamps, with at least one on each side of the front of the vehicle, and, except as to vehicles registered prior to January 1, 1930, they shall be located directly above …

The southbound side of the 405 will be closed between the 101 freeway to Getty Center Dr.  Beginning tonight - and tomorrow night.
It will also be closed next week for one more night on
Tuesday, December 13.
 

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WE-WIL: Northbound off-ramp to westbound Wilshire closed tonight, 9pm to 6am. http://t.co/OFURZhhp

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WE-WIL: Southbound off-ramp to eastbound Wilshire closed tonight, 9pm to 5am. http://t.co/zyTCN4g6

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WE-WIL: Northbound 5/auxiliary lane closed from Olympic to Santa Monica tonight, 10pm to 6am. http://t.co/I93VNhk7

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The Pet Peeve Off continues. My colleague Lisa Napoli shares hers.
“Why is everyone rushing?  Because they just don’t know how to manage their time.  And so, they speed up, endangering the safety of everyone—and not necessarily getting where they’re going any faster. Every day, someone speeds ahead of me, often on a side street, to save, like, five seconds. (Then they’re sitting next to me at the same traffic light.) Now, I’m not a slow driver—I’m a safe driver, and I don’t get why everyone doesn’t want to be.
The ABSOLUTE worst …