In last week's post about a parking enforcement officer taking lunch while his vehicle sat partly in a red zone, one LAist reader asked for the final word on red zones. "Does the red zone go by the frame of the car, or the tire?" asked a commenter named "Los Angeles." Commenter "Defender90CA" replied "Red zone goes by the tire, not the frame." more ›

As part of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal, which includes offshore oil drilling to fund state parks, he included an idea that would enable cameras at intersections not just catch red light violators, but speeders, too. If passed, cities and counties would be able to install a speed sensor, says the LA Times. "Those whizzing by the detectors up to 15 mph above the limit would have to fork over $225 per violation," the paper said. "Those going faster than that would pay $325 under the plan." more ›

TMZ's latest Maria Shriver gotcha moment was published today after they observed her park an Escalade for one hour in a red zone while going to the doctor's office in Santa Monica. Miraculously, the aggressive parking enforcement people did not catch this. more ›

LAist Featured Photos contributor discarted submits these two below photos and asks "Can anyone figure out the whims of the Parking Enforcement these days? For months, years even, they’ve ignored this “grey” space, but then all of the sudden they decided it’s illegal to park here, citing it as a “red zone.” This is not even close to a red zone – am I missing something?" No discarted, you did not miss anything. more ›