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Why would someone put an unrelated license plate on my car?
This is usually someone trying to give themselves a temporary alibi or avoid immediate attention. They steal your plate, put it on their own car to run red lights or go through the 110 express lane without paying, then ditch the old plate on your car once they're done. The plate they screwed onto your car was probably stolen from another car nearby, so now that car's owner might get a ticket meant for them. You did the right thing reporting it, but you might want to check if your rear plate is still the original one, because sometimes they take both.
honestly this sounds like someone using your car as a decoy. if they stole your plate and swapped it with another stolen plate, now your car has a plate that might be flagged for something else entirely. i've heard of people doing this to avoid toll cameras or parking tickets in LA, they put a random plate on a similar car so the citations go to someone else. you already reported it so you're fine, but i'd double check with the dmv that there's no outstanding tickets tied to that old plate. also, if you're parked on the street near downtown or ktown, this kind of thing happens more than you'd think.
How can I find mobile hot dog vendors for a private event?
honestly the SGV has a ton of licensed cart operators who mostly do private stuff now. look up "hot dog cart catering San Gabriel Valley" on Yelp and you'll get a handful that are fully permitted, which matters if your venue needs a health permit on file. expect around $400 to $700 for a few hours plus a per person minimum, usually 50 or so. the ones based in Alhambra and Rosemead tend to be cheaper than Pasadena because they're not paying that rent.
fwiw the county health dept keeps a public list of permitted mobile food operators, its searchable by city on the LA County Public Health site. filter for "pushcart" or "MFF" and you'll get vendors cleared for SGV zip codes, which saves you the headache of a venue asking for paperwork later. also worth checking with the Old Town Monrovia or Alhambra farmers market folks, the carts there are usually booked solid but they know who's free and they'll pass along names. just dont wait till the last week, good ones book out 2 to 3 weeks in teh summer.
You could try hitting up the folks who set up outside Home Depot or the DMV in El Monte on weekends, a lot of those carts are owner operated and they'll do private gigs if you ask. Just walk up and grab a card, they usually have one taped to the cart.