LilMikeSF<p>State of <a href="https://c.im/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> collected $1.33 million via towed <a href="https://c.im/tags/CarAuctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarAuctions</span></a> in 2023. This was after tow yards raked out their $500 towing fees, $2500 a month storage bill$ etc before the <a href="https://c.im/tags/auctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auctions</span></a>. </p><p>Few towed car owners know they could've received excess fund$ from the sales of their cars that oft eventually go to <a href="https://c.im/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHP</span></a> in arcane schema when no owner inquires...</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> requests were refused to <a href="https://c.im/tags/CalMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalMatters</span></a> when they inquired about numbers and proceeds, as the cities, state and counties involved apptly prefer the <a href="https://c.im/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a> of the arcane confiscation process be confusing to track and obfuscated from public view...</p><p><a href="https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2025/03/dmv-towed-car/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/california-divi</span><span class="invisible">de/2025/03/dmv-towed-car/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/05/the-dmv-makes-millions-from-auctioned-cars-and-doesnt-tell-the-owners/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/05/th</span><span class="invisible">e-dmv-makes-millions-from-auctioned-cars-and-doesnt-tell-the-owners/</span></a></p>