The Daily Word in war vet beating at Occupy Oakland, Tebowing, Sean Parker's hard-knock 1 percenter life

Sam Adams [ Fri Oct 28 2011 9:13 AM ]

Iraq war vet in critical condition after taking a beating from cops at Occupy Oakland demonstration.

New study says Burque's red light cameras are more about cash than safety. Council votes on the issue Monday.

Sean Parker says it's hard out there for a 1 percenter.

Wait, you you thought the planking craze was getting out of hand? How about Tebowing? And no, it doesn't have anything to do with the QB telling women what they can do with their bodies.

The legacy of cartel kingpin El Chapo.

California man grows a 1,700 pound pumpkin.

Stop dressing your pets up for Halloween.

U.S. military activity in Ethiopia uncovered.

Last night was one of the greatest World Series games ever played. The deciding Game 7 is tonight.

(Un)occupy march scheduled for Saturday.

West Mesa Killer may have six more bodies to his rap sheet.

Kanye West meets "Saved by the Bell" on Tumblr. And it's hilarious.

Obama says nope on dope.

Gaddafi's son talks to ICC at The Hague.

Drunk Sconie gets 30 days for grabbing ex-boyfriend's junk.

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hypothetically... [ Fri Oct 28 2011 10:42 AM ]

Let's say I have this friend who got a red light camera ticket that she hasn't paid yet (and it's not overdue or anything) because she wants to wait and see how the council votes.
If they choose to nix the program, would she still have to pay the ticket?
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They can't really enforce the tickets in the first place [ Fri Oct 28 2011 11:30 AM ]

It's a civil offense and not a criminal citation. Your only admission to it is that they sent it to an address you may or may not be living at, with your car you may or may not have been driving.
It's scam. Don't pay it. The collection threats are entirely empty.
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It's unclear at the moment, but ... [ Fri Oct 28 2011 12:10 PM ]

Council spokesperson Dane Lauratzen told the Alibi that "There's a very good chance that any fines already in the system will still go through the system." I'm waiting to hear back from one of his colleagues. In the meantime, below is a link to the ordinance that's going in front of Council on Monday. Click on O-74.pdf once you get to the page. Note that even if red light cameras are revoked, the contract could still hold for 60 days.
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