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Is Street Cleaning A Scam?

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan

29 March 2006 - 2:00pm

Paul Thornton decided to stake out his block to see what actually happens during the two-hour window when street parking is not allowed so the city can clean the streets.

"...a doubt began to gnaw at my mind: Is the city actually cleaning its streets with the same ferocity it issues parking tickets for those who obstruct street sweepers?...In Los Angeles, as in most other crowded cities, parking violations have become a reliable stream of municipal revenue...much of the housing in my neighborhood is high density -- buildings...that don't have driveways or garages. So strictly enforcing a street-cleaning zone is easy pickings for the city..."

Full Story: The great street-cleaning lie
Source: The Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2006
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