PERSPECTIVE … LITE-Several years ago, we received a ticket for a red light camera violation……. and paid it.As it turns out, we could have ignored it. [link]
So, borrowing a page from Mayor Villaraigosa’s book, I am starting a legal defense fund to recoup the cost of the ticket.
The mayor has raised $123,500 [link] to pay for ethics fines and related legal costs in connection with receiving free tickets.
Our ticket was anything but free; therefore, the basis for my legal defense fund is on firmer ground.
Send your contributions to:
Save Paul’s Bank Account
c/o P.O. Box 260439
Valley Village, CA
91426-0439
A special thanks to Jay Beeber of the Sherman Oaks NC [link] for almost single-handedly eliminating the red light cameras.
(Paul Hatfield is a CPA and serves as Treasurer for the Neighborhood Council Valley Village. He blogs at Village to Village and can be reached at: phinnoho@aol.com ) –cw
Tags: red light cameras, Mayor Villaraigosa, ticket scandal, legal defense fund, red light camera tickets
CityWatch
Vol 9 Issue 62
Pub: Aug 5, 2011
