Glendale is latest city to increase cost of parking tickets

A parking ticket in Glendale will generally set a driver back more than in Burbank or Pasadena, and now, they're set to get even more expensive.

The City Council this week approved a $3 increase to parking citations in response to an equal amount imposed recently by state legislators on cities to help fund court operations.

Of 31 kinds of parking tickets levied within the city's borders, Glendale fines are higher than Burbank's in 23 cases and higher than Pasadena's in 28, according to a city survey of 11 cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Meanwhile, Glendale fines are higher than the average fine among all cities more than half the time, according to the report, although they are generally lower than cities such as Los Angeles and Santa Monica.

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Comments

[Gerry]

HaHaHa!! In Maywood they reduced all the fines for parking citations. See why Maywood is all screwed up!

[Michael]

It's another tax increase plain and simple, so government hacks can build up their bank and pension accounts at our expense.

When are people going to wake up?

[Sam]

If you triple all fines and fees, and increase all official fees to cover the actual cost of operations, then you can probably balance your budget.

[latimesreader]

Great reporting!!! AND THE COST OF A TICKET IS???

[Brainiac]

"To help fund court operations?" Let's check the pay of Glendale's city council. We may have another Bell fiasco on our hands.