A vehicle auction at Bruffy's Tow in Marina Del Rey on Feb. 18, 2025. Photo by J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would’ve stopped the Department of Motor Vehicles’ practice of keeping excess proceeds from the sales of towed cars. The DMV’s handling of the money came under scrutiny following a CalMatters investigation that showed the agency had kept...
Oct 9, 2026
