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Row over tow prompts probe of planning commissioner
Forest Olaf Peterson found himself in an awkward predicament in January, when his Ford Mustang was towed for being illegally parked in a public parking structure. His subsequent encounter with the towing business prompted a formal complaint against him — and a city investigation.
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Forest Olaf Peterson found himself in an awkward predicament in January, when his Ford Mustang was towed for being illegally parked in a public parking structure. His subsequent encounter with the towing business prompted a formal complaint against him — and a city investigation.
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According to Palo Alto Online’s linked source, Row over tow prompts probe of planning commissioner, Forest Olaf Peterson found himself in an awkward predicament in January, when his Ford Mustang was towed for being illegally parked in a public parking structure. His subsequent encounter with the towing business prompted a formal complaint against him — and a city investigation.
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