(a follow-up to my blog of 9/23/24)

By  LPJ

So glad, relieved and grateful. The Palo Alto Police Department specialist that said he would help me resolve my mistaken parking citation problem emailed me this morning with good news. He contacted the City of Orange Police Department about the issue.  According to him, the clerk there confirmed our suspicion that the inaccurate car license number was written down.  One letter was wrong – a “T” was put down instead of an “I” on the record.

It is helpful professionals like Palo Alto Police Department’s Jarrod Young, who take the initiative to lighten our burdens and frustrations with a calming resolution — that make a difference for our community.  I thank God for him and his kind and efficient service.

I also am grateful for the clerk at the Orange City Police Dept. for checking the records and quickly admitting the mistake. As Jarrod said, “They were very polite and apologized for their mistake.”

And yes, while we all make mistakes, it is honesty with dignity and respect, and the humility to right a wrong — that make this world better.

Linda P. Jacob

By  LPJ

Shock and dismay. Together, they equate to totally awful. That’s exactly what I felt today.  Having taken a respite from blogging for a few weeks due to urgent projects, this matter I couldn’t resist reacting to and doing something about it.

I opened my mail today and found a parking citation from the City of Orange for my car parked on August 13, 2024 on a street in Orange when “no parking – street sweeping” sign was up (according to the citation).

For one, I didn’t travel to the Los Angeles area from mid-June to the present.  Neither did my car – or, no one drove my car to LA. My car was parked at my home in Palo Alto that whole time.

Definitely a gross mistake that I stressed over. The citation more than upset me.

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