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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

Anchorage Enforces Parking Meters

We had no idea that Anchorage, Alaska has become so crowded downtown that it has parking meters and a new dedicated parking watchdog to ticket cars when the meters expire. In addition, it is illegal for a passerby to feed a meter when expired.

The Anchorage Daily News reports:
We strolled Sixth Avenue. I noticed a lot of tickets under wipers along the side streets. Before Thursday, a couple of Anchorage police officers handled downtown parking enforcement on top of other duties. Avoiding a ticket is about to get harder.
We stopped in front of an expired red Mini Cooper. Haske pecked at her hand-held ticket machine. A bearded guy in a Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops sauntered up. It wasn’t his car, but he wanted to be a parking hero.
“Can I put money in the meter?” he asked. “You cannot,” she said. Firm and polite. “It’s a misdemeanor.” 
“Like I’d go to jail?” the guy said. He snorted. “OK. I’m going back to Homer now.”