Overview
- Tow trucks cleared blocks including Wilcox Avenue and Vine Street on Sunday morning, emptying streets up to about a mile from the venue.
- Drivers reported paying hundreds to retrieve vehicles, with FOX 11 citing a $409 fee while a posted rate board listed a $220 tow plus a $115 city release fee and daily storage.
- LADOT said temporary no‑parking signs were posted at least 48 hours in advance and that event permittees are primarily responsible for notifying neighbors.
- LAPD described layered security perimeters and traffic management plans across Hollywood for the awards, and Hollywood Tow said the City decides which vehicles are impounded.
- Motorists were directed to LADOT’s adjudication process to contest impounds, and a councilmember’s office said it is reviewing the incidents.