Travel Advisory Issued for Escondido

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2010 Contact Person:  Victor Manuel Torres, spokesperson (760)480-2520 elgruposandiego@yahoo.com/ www.elgruposandiego.com El Grupo issues the following advisory to those who may find it necessary to travel in or through the City of Escondido: The Escondido Police Department (EPD) has summarily instituted a practice whereby EPD officers may be accompanied in their cars by federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Citizens, residents and...

Mayor Villaraigosa Agrees to a Moratorium on Vehicle Towing – the Equivalent of Arizona’s SB1070

PRESS STATEMENT Wednesday, April 28, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Nativo V. Lopez E-mail: nativolopez@sbcglobal.net Telephone:  (714) 423-4800 Los Angeles, CA - The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) and the Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana have been at the fore-front of the advocacy to outlaw the illegal towing of vehicles of individuals solely due to the lack of a driver’s license.  This practice is rampant throughout California, and municipalities have been...

UT Editorial: Checkpoint abuses / Cities increasingly using them as money-makers

By Union-Tribune Editorial Board, Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 12:02 a.m. Never underestimate just how creative municipal governments can be when it comes to finding new ways to generate revenue. And, as you might imagine, they tend to get even more enterprising during a time of severe budget cuts. Given all that, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that many local governments in California are using a new tool to help fill their coffers: the impoundments of vehicles at random police chec...