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Resident tells council he has taken disputed parking citation to small claims court
Summary
During public comment Douglas Frazier said he appealed a parking ticket tied to an incorrect citation number; he says the police later dismissed it but that city staff did not remedy the dispute and he has a small-claims hearing set for May 19.
During public comment at the April 7 San Gabriel City Council meeting, Douglas Frazier of Santa Clarita described an unresolved parking-citation dispute he is pursuing in small-claims court.
Frazier told the council he received a citation he says was issued with an incorrect certificate number and that his written appeals and in-person follow-ups yielded no timely resolution. He said the San Gabriel Police Department ultimately dismissed the citation, but that interactions with administrative staff left his concern unresolved. "He says that you don't make amends for mistakes in this city," Frazier said, recounting what he was told when he later spoke with a city staff member he identified as Edward Macias.
Frazier said he has filed a small-claims case and has a hearing scheduled for May 19; he told the council he would cancel that court date if the city reaches an agreement beforehand. The transcript does not record a response from city staff during the meeting.
