Malibu Residents Post Fake No Parking Signs to Ward Off Tourists

November 10, 2011 7:52 PM

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MALIBU (CBS) — Residents of Malibu who don’t want beach visitors parking in front of their high priced homes are reportedly taking matters into their own hands.

Locals in the exclusive community and highly trafficked tourist hot spot have been posting fake no parking signs along Pacific Coast Highway. The signs are illegal, but often look so legitimate they earn violators parking citations.

“Tourists come and they’re here eight hours, the whole day,” says one resident. “So they take up all the parking spots.”

Malbu’s mayor pro tem Laura Rosenthal says the signs can be easily ordered on the internet.

The California Coastal Commission is investigating signs on wooden posts near Geoffrey’s restaurant, many of which they say are bogus.

Rosenthal says residents are being warned, and drivers who have been victimized by the fake signs have recourse.

“The city would work with them, and the sheriff’s department, and the parking enforcement,” says Rosenthal. “If we find out that was not a legitimate sign, we would definitely be working with the person that got that ticket.”

Malibu Residents Post Fake No Parking Signs to Ward Off Tourists

Sunshine in CA

Maybe the city should put in a few bus stops in these neighborhoods. I wonder which would be worse, busses running through their neighborhood all day long or a few cars that sit there all day. Hmmm?

Get Off My Property!

How long have you lived in sunny California? When was the last time you spent any quality time on the PCH and its surrounding areas? I live in the San Fernando Valley and having spent many summers going to the beaches along the PCH I can honestly say that I don’t blame these homeowners in the least bit. You know there has been a time or two or more where someone on your street threw a party and a bunch of strangers parked alongside the curb in front of your house and your neighbor’s house, and unless you have a large driveway to park in, you know for a fact that you were quite irritated that there was no where to park. You were probably even irritated that strangers were parked right in front of your house, so don’t make yourself sound like the voice of reason and make these homeowners out to be a bunch of whining cry babies.

Reason

ahhhh homeowners in Malibu ARE a bunch of whining cry babies. And because they have money they think they are above laws. From the endless stories of residents trying to make PUBLIC beaches or access area private – literally hiring earth movers to block areas that are legally public, to now this….
I live in the valley and often there are people parked in front of my house. Sometimes its a bit much but you know what? I never feel entitled enough to say they cant do it – its legal.

I freaking HATE all those spoiled self entitled types that do this sort of stuff, going around the laws for their own interest. money may buy you a hoiuse in Malibu but it certainly doesnt buy you integrity.
Im not ON YOUR property whiner!!!

I lived in So Cal ALL MY LIFE and if you dont want ppl parking in front of your house all day, every day during summer, THEN DONT BUY A BEACH FRONT HOUSE (after all, it’s what attracts ppl here in the first place). Yes, neighbors throw parties but not often and even then, its a public street so anyone can park there no matter what…oh well, get over it! “Reason” is correct, they are just a bunch of whiney babies with money…
Hans Ranum

They don’t own the beaches!!! Malibu is for everyone to enjoy and if you can’t accept that, then don’t move to Malibu. You’re an egotistic A-hole, if you put up fake no parking signs, that actually ends up giving people real tickets. They’re tampering with the law and should receive some EPIC fines for it.
David

Umm… look. I live in a neighborhood in Chicago where a bunch of people tend to park during the weekends and evenings. We have permitted parking on some of the streets. If this is really bothering people, they should petition city hall for the same, instead of putting up illegal signs. They aren’t the city government, and shouldn’t act like it.

Plus, the street is not anyone’s property. People are free to park where they please.
Eric Mc Daniels

I fish and park a lot on PCH in Malibu. The signs looks legit.
This service I use saves me every time, it’s called ” Call Before Tow ”
They call me and text me whenever my car is in danger of being towed and also covers a boot too.

In Malibu instead of having my car towed, I got a call telling me to move my car.
Another option is to win the lotto and buy a house there on the beach and never need to park. Still playing. hmmmmmm

“REPUBLICAN EMPIRE FALLS”

the people that live in these houses are the 1% so the the 99% should go to there houses and burn them down. occupy Malibu !!!! LOL
san diego

that guy in the beanie looks high

Chrys Walsh

Ha! Putting buses there is a great idea. I think it would be hilarious to see the horror on the faces of the spolied brats.
Todd

If they do not live here they should not come into my neighborhood! I moved here to get away from the illegals and poor people and paid a premium for it. Now they are invading my neighborhood. I say tow em away!

Brian

you cant have a car towed if you do you will have serious legal issues i parked my car in a parking lot that is not heavly used for my 2 week stay away from this hell hole i found out it was towed but there were no signs so I called the police and informed them that my car has been stolen the person who had my car towed and the towing company both got cited and the best part was the judge had my car out of impound for free while the got fined 5k each
Frank Jieffries

Wow Todd. Wow. That’s all I can say. I really hope your post is in jest, albeit poor taste. You should be so lucky that you are not one of those “poor people”. Folks like you will get your due. Count on it.
Reason

is that Todd Palin?
Leon

Hey Todd, look over there , it’s a school, where you get all learned up and stuff. Go.
Poor person, FREE beach!!!

Its allright Todd…the illegals will find you! Just like you when you need to venture into poor ppls neighborhoods and get hit up by the local gangs, its cause YOU dont belong there either. And they wont have you towed, they will just take your car! And I will just sit back, watch and laugh!
MM

Hey dumb a#$ you don’t live in a neighborhood. You live on a public beach that belongs to the people of our state for all to use. PCH is a public street for all to use and park on. You seem to be stuck in between two things that were there long before any houses. If you don’t like it leave.

Brian Harrington

This is highly ilegal and they should be sued so as the city of malibu and the city cannot give you a citation unless it is an offical sign and yes you can park on the street or along the curb it is city property and not residential property this is also discrimination among the residents and the city of malibu alot of bussiness rely on the tourist and without any form of parking they will losse bussiness
all parking sings have ink stamp times when you cant park this includes the time and day when you can’t park this is to accomindate the street sweeper and other official reason if those two are missing then it is a fake sign period
and you can contest the ticket if you get one and the ticket is probaly fake if there is a major parkng issue call the parking enforcement division I done that a few manytimes as a private security officer.

LOL

Wow, at least you put a period at the end…

tigger

@LOL…hahaha, I mean, LOL

Fluoric

I think Malibu should get some low income housing projects going in their neighborhoods. Lets give them something really to cry about.

Seriously, who in their right mind would pay that sort of money to live on a So Cal beach is beyond me.

Look people, people suck. If you buy a home in a densely populated area (or a place people flock to) don’t get your panties in bunch about “living next to a load of people.”
sly

1% wants no parking for 99%
Steveo

I bought this house with the knowledge that cars would park across the street, and now they’re doing it! wah wha wha!!!!
JRAM

So these people can’t afford driveways? What’s up with that!
Martininsocal

Hey all you OWS folks! That;s your true 1% right there! Stars say they are with you…as long as you don’t park in their neighborhood, tan on their beach, eat at their restaurants, etc…F’em!

Ghost

Good idea!
OCCUPY MALIBU!!!
EAT THE RICH!!!

wcdon

Fake No Parking signs and the last time my wife and I drove down the strip there were 22 police cars/motorcycles working the area! Yes, thats right 22! The Sheriff’s dept must love this spot as well as the Highway Patrol and whover the others who were there. Sure makes California residents and our guests feel welcome. Why does California spend tens of Millions of dollars touting tourism? So it can write parking tickets and speeding tickets for going 55 in a spot that is 55, 45, 50, 60, 65, 35, 30 or what ever each few hundred yards! It’s the longest speed trap in North America! And we did not get stopped. Just an observation.
Steve

Don’t the residents have garages to park their cars? Or do they have too many cars to fit in the garage??
Bill

Hate that ‘bu tude that is why I never go there. Much nicer beaches in other locations. Let the 99% take down all of the signs, cones etc. And, purposely go to the beaches that hire the private guards. Harass them. The ‘bu snots deserve to what hopefully is coming to them.
GeffFr

The people of Malibu do many bad things to ward off people. This is only ONE part of a symptomatic problem.

1. They hide, conceal, fence off or chain easements to public beaches. An easement is the legal right to use the real property of another for providing a pathways across two or more pieces of property. These are the methods use to access certain beaches (WHICH ARE PUBLIC).

2. No parking signs as reported here …

3. Towing signs and other forms of trickery …

What needs to happen is that an activist group needs to police the underhanded stuff that these residents are doing. If they want an enclave then they should buy a few acres and put a fence around it … but sorry you can’t buy the beach. They could move to the Bahamas where the beaches and some islands are 100% private.

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GeffFr

And don’t forget if you get stranded there in the middle of the night you may not be safe … remember the poor girl whom the sheriffs ‘released’ … that is one of the most disturbing cases out of California right up there with the LAPD Tow Yard Mechanic guy …
Chris

Let me get this straight: You move to a beachfront tourist mecca, and THEN complain when tourists visit? I surely hope everyone residing in Malibu isn’t this out of touch with reality.

J. caw

I used to live at the beach on 2nd.St. in Belmont shore. I had a driveway. Very small. Only I could park there. I would arrive home and a moron would be parked in front of my driveway. I would call the police and the car would be towed. One day the lifeguard asked me why I had his car towed. I told him and that I would do it every time a fool parked there. Guess what? The lifeguard got towed again. Too stupid to have a car.

John Q.

I going to Mailbu and pee in your bushes and litter.
mcd

They don’t own the beach! People have every right to park there for however long they’d like. I hope they find these snooty whiners who are posting fake signs
and expose them for what they are.
lbby

Hey, Occupy Wall Street and all similar protesters…I have a great beach front location for you to go and “visit” called Malibu. I hear a lot of the 1% live there!
John Barnham

You low class Malibu wannabes need to go park your Ford Festiva’s in your hoods and let us enjoy our neighborhood the way God gave it to us. Your little 99% can go suck the TB out of your homeless shelters and leave us to the peaceful lives we all earned.

John Estrada

Dude! Your “gift from God” stops at your property line.

Kam

How ass-uming of the elite Malibu homeowners. Granted, they paid a hefty price for their property, BUT, that did not include exclusive use of a public Highway. Anywone who has ever lived near or on the beach (I have for many years) knows that part of the territory includes dealing with parking issues as well as tourists. Hollywood elite needs to wake up and smell reality. Malibu beach is PUBLIC. PCH is PUBLIC. The easements are not theirs to post illegal signage. They should be heavily fined.
Ray

Residents should rent out their driveways, 10 bucks an hour. Capitalize on the opportunity!

tigger

kaching!$$

Malibu schools are failing

8 hours is the whole day in Malibu, huh? Sounds like they have bigger problems than parking. Namely the fact that they’re all lazy, uneducated bums. Or is this guy originally from Jupiter?
Georges

There nothing to see in Malibu. I went once because a friend from abroad wanted to see like it ,because brasinwashed he wanted to see also hollywood. where there is aloso nothing to see except the drug addicts
Bob Thornton

They should all sit down and have some nice tacos together and live in beefy harmony….