Joe Natividad, our contributing author, has been missing in action the last couple of months - understandable with this being his first semester at UCSD.

Joe tells me that things are beginning to settle down and he hopes to begin contributing again to our site soon. 

His post today over on his site is very timely - Register Your Cell Phone on the Do Not Call List 

It seems all cell phone numbers go public today.

Thanks for the heads up! 

New California Laws effective 7/1/07

These New Driving Fines for 2007 are a Hoax. you may have received an email or two reflecting the following:

1. Carpool lane - 1st time $1068.50 starting 7/1/07 (The $271 posted n the highway is old). Don't do it again because 2nd time is going to bedouble. 3rd time triple, and 4th time license suspended.

2. Incorrect lane change - $380. Don't cross the lane on solid lines or intersections.

3. Block intersection - $485

4. Driving on the shoulder - $450

5. Cell phone use must be "hands free" while driving. Ticket is $285. Cell phone use in the construction zone. - Double.

6. Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts - both passengers and drivers get tickets .

7. Speeders can only drive 3 miles above the limit.

8. DUI = JAIL (Stays on your driving record for 10 years!)