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City Street Sweeping & Ticket Scams Uncovered ~ Los Angeles

An investigation into the City of Los Angeles's street cleaning double standard: failure to sweep streets on the designated days but strict enforcement of cars parked along them. The research revealed widespread governmental miscommunication — allowing the City to rake in millions of dollars every month — and oftentimes from batch, "sweeping" ticketings along streets that were never swept.

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