SACRAMENTO — California's Department of Motor Vehicles improperly disclosed private information to seven other government agencies on more than 3,000 people involved in some type of investigation as suspects or witnesses, officials said Tuesday. The department was sending letters Tuesday to the 3,200 people after determining that they are not...
GOP Attorney Sues California for Alleged Voter Violations
SAN FRANCISCO — A Republican lawyer who has waged lawsuits on behalf of the Trump administration sued the state of California and Department of Motor Vehicles Tuesday, saying the agency is failing to verify citizenship for voter registration. A federal lawsuit filed by attorney Harmeet Dhillon comes after a state...
Walters: Is Reducing Trash a Wasted Effort?
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has long been a poster child for managerial shortcomings among the state’s many agencies. It is, however, not the only example of how state programs fail to complete their designated missions. Another is the ambitious effort to reduce the nearly 80 million tons of trash...
Walters: Is Reducing Trash a Wasted Effort?
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has long been a poster child for managerial shortcomings among the state’s many agencies. It is, however, not the only example of how state programs fail to complete their designated missions. Another is the ambitious effort to reduce the nearly 80 million tons of trash...
2 DMV Workers Took Bribes, Granted 216 Phony Big-Rig Licenses
One of two former California DMV employees convicted of accepting bribes to grant hundreds of big-rig and bus driver's licenses to people who hadn't passed any tests was sentenced Friday, federal authorities said. The office of U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott said Kari Scattaglia, 40, and Lisa Terraciano, 52, allowed...
Walters: Newsom Now Owns DMV’s Woes
Another day, another plan to make the state Department of Motor Vehicles something other than the agency Californians love to hate. On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a report from the “strike force” he created to attack the DMV’s managerial and technological shortcomings that have forced motorists to endure hours-long...
DMV is Adding Hours Statewide, But Only at 1 Fresno-Clovis Office
As part of the California Department of Motor Vehicles' ambitious effort to improve its reputation for long lines and shoddy customer service, DMV is expanding the hours of 53 field offices. A couple of caveats: It's only one more hour per day of operation, and it's being applied only to...
All DMVs to Close 1 Day for Training. Will That Fix Long Lines?
California's Department of Motor Vehicles, slammed in a state audit for slipshod customer service and being poorly prepared for the rollout of federally approved driver's licenses, will close its offices statewide for a half-day to train staff on doing a better job. The closure will happen Wednesday, July 24, so...
Audit Finds Poor Planning Led to California DMV Issues
SACRAMENTO — California's Department of Motor Vehicles didn't properly prepare for customers lining up to get new federally approved drivers' licenses, leading to hours-long wait times last year, state auditors said Wednesday. But the long lines that angered motorists and state lawmakers alike merely highlighted significant underlying weaknesses including outdated...
My Turn: ‘Motor Voter’ Was a Disaster Waiting to Happen. And It Did.
In his re-election statement posted on the secretary of state’s website, Secretary of State Alex Padilla boasts: “In my first term, I’ve worked to expand access to the ballot box.” Perhaps he can take credit for some gains, but his “motor voter” program is a disaster and ought to be shut until...