Lisa Soremekun spent nearly two years fighting City Hall, demanding reimbursement for a $73 parking ticket and the $239 towing fee that went with it.
Lisa Soremekun at the spot on Van Ness Avenue where her car was ticketed in April 2017. She spent almost two years in and out of court trying to get her money back — and her legal costs paid by the city.
“I felt in my heart it was important to make a statement,” said Soremekun, who grew up in Toronto and goes by her stage name, Kai. Within hours of city crews showing up to resurface a section of Van Ness Avenue in Hollywood in April 2017, eight cars were towed, according to city officials. On the morning of April 3, 2017, Soremekun woke up to hear unsettling noises. Still in her pajamas, she ran out and saw the construction workers.‘A last-minute thing’
“I mean, that’s a car payment and some groceries,” she said. “I’m an artist and my money goes up and down. And when my money is down, and the city took $300 I could use, that’s hard.” Soremekun challenged her ticket and, after receiving a rejection in writing, filed an appeal with the city’s Department of Transportation. Because she had a flexible work schedule, she had the time to attend the city’s hearings, both of which were held in Van Nuys.
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