Free parking for hybrids in jeopardy
Free parking for Angelenos who tool around in hybrid vehicles could soon be coming to an end.
That's because just days after extending the benefit to 2011, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday reversed itself and said it now wants to study the cost of the program as the city faces dramatic budget problems. Daily News.
"This was a great incentive when we first did it," Councilman Bill Rosendahl said. "But hybrids don't need assistance from us. They already are getting a benefit from the savings they get by not having to buy $4-a-gallon gas