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When it Comes to Risky Business, Driving Has Nothing on Parking in Pasadenanew

Where does it all end? No one knows. But we do know where misery begins for people victimized by money-hungry state and local officials imposing bankbook-busting fines for such “crimes” as improper parking, rolling through stop signs and running red lights.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Kevin Uhrich  |  03-15-2010  |  Transportation

Los Angeles' Red-Light Ticket Ripoffnew

I was captured on camera doing a “California roll” while making a right turn at a red light. The damage was $446 plus a $64 traffic-school fee and a pricey separate fee that an eight-hour traffic school charged.
L.A. Weekly  |  Michael Goldstein  |  01-04-2010  |  Transportation

The Way of the Scalpernew

Risk and reward inside South Philly's stealth economy.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  E. James Beale  |  10-06-2008  |  Shopping

The Collapse of the Nationals Marketnew

When are Nats tickets like bad mortgages? When you can't unload them, even for free.
Washington City Paper  |  Staff  |  10-02-2008  |  Sports

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