The city of Santa Barbara has been trying to pave that road for the better part of a year, and yet it could not because, despite prominent signs, no one would move their cars. It could have towed everyone then, but opted instead for the nicer solution of only paving down the middle of the street. Picture for a moment how incredibly stupid this looks. It should have towed everyone's car last winter, but instead it gave people chance after chance to get with the program and move their cars. And no one took it.
Life is full of lessons.
Some lessons are more expensive than others, and I think a lot of people paid dearly for their lessons Monday. If you didn't see the signs because some loser tore them down, don't blame the towing company or the construction workers - they're just doing their job. Instead, blame the obnoxious losers who tore down the sign. If you are one of the obnoxious losers who tore down the sign, you deserve to be tarred, feathered and dumped into the Bog of Eternal Stench. If the illegal paraphernalia that was in your car was confiscated, tough shit.