
Two feel good news items from the LA Times:
1. In less than eight years, fines for red-light traffic violations in Los Angeles County have jumped nearly 65% from $271 to $446, about three times the region's rate of inflation, a Times review shows.
With traffic school fees, the total penalties now exceed $500.
2. Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raising rates for Californians with individual health policies
Policyholders are incensed over rate hikes of as much as 39%, which they say come on top of similar increases last year. State insurance regulators say they'll investigate.
This really is how the world ends, isn't it?



