I was wondering that same thing, Wolf. Who towed the car? I seem to recall in other cases that California has a parking patrol or some such thing that tags and tows cars that are parked for a prolonged period on residential streets? Maybe a local can chime in on that.
(I'm kind of getting a Gavin Smith vibe here....)
Thanks for starting this thread, Surfie! May I suggest a modification to its title? Chicoresident almost sounds like an aka for this MP. A space between Chico and resident would fix it.
Abandoned cars are indeed removed from streets in CA (and without too long a wait). Without going thru the long list of relevant cites, I refer to the DMV Vehicle Code which applies:
Chapter 10. Removal of Parked and Abandoned Vehicles
hth/jmo
ETA: Thank you for 'fixing' the thread title!