My Letter to the City [update]

The day after I posted my letter to Mayor Villaraigosa, Deputy Mayor Beutner, and the City Finance Director to this blog, I was contacted by Gabriel Sermeno at the Office of Economic and Business Policy to help rectify the issue. Now that's responsive government! Thank you Mr. Sermeno for your time and professionalism. Ultimately, he was able to secure me a full refund for all my late fees and explained that the City permit is actually due by Feb 28, ahead of normal tax filings. Next year, I'll know better, but he also said they are trying to do a better job of notifying LA Business owners about this.