don't know what you can do since the gov't is the biggest mafia in the world. i used to deal with them with i lived in westwood and there have been many times where i felt so helpless that i wanted to kill one of them.

here are some things that i would consider: (this might be a little long)

1. go down to the parking enforcement bureau on pico (call first, not sure if you need to set up an appointment) and ask to speak with a supervisor and explain your situation and see what they can do about it. bring pics as quicksilver recommends. if it's the same parking wench giving the ticket, maybe consult a lawyer and see if there's any way to file a lawsuit for harrassment. i'm not a lawyer but i would think there would be some sort of recourse if it's the same person over and over again. (maybe one of our fellow X5 lawyers can shed some light on this) the wench has to get out of the car if she enters your VIN on the ticket, in which case she should be able to see your permit hanging. maybe take a pro-active approach and put a note on all the cars on the street and neighboring permit only streets and see if any of them have been wrongfully ticketed for not having a permit. i'm sure if there is enough complaints the city might do something.

2. if you want to get rid of permit parking all together, i think you have to get 70% of the residents in the area (6 street sides i think) to sign the petition. not sure how long that would take.

3. if the mafia, oops, i mean city, doesn't do anything, just put the sticker on your window...it may not look pretty, but it's the easiest way to stop getting those tickets.

good luck M.

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