The Dichotomy of my Day..from La Jolla to DTLA

The public school La Jolla Elementary is across the street from a private school. The parents share the street for picking up and dropping off. For the past several months I have been working in down town Los Angeles Tuesday-Thursday as the Design Director for a fashion company. On the first day of school I stayed in town so I could drop off my 5th grade daughter. By the time we arrived, it was 8:05 and classes started at 8:15 am. I could not find a parking space as I drove up and down the street a few times and back. There was a few open spots at in a 3 minute loading zone near the school. I parked my car, put on my hazards and we jumped out. My plan was to walk Mia to her class and then come right back, it would take about 5 minutes. There was a middle aged woman in a dress and sunglasses standing near the loading zone which is on the public street. She said, "You can't park here." I said, "I am not parking. I am ...