Looks like some sharp hacker figured out how to get his computer to fill out the permit application forms and submit the requests automatically. A little programming could probably sew up half the permits in the first 30 seconds.
Either that or the tickets are counterfeited. A business partner recently bought some tickets for a concert event in So Cal. The tickets looked entirely legit to the naked eye--the right kind of card stock, the perforated stubs ready to be torn off at the door, crisp printing, but they were counterfeits. The person at the door who turned the tickets away said this is becoming a very frequent occurrence.
Brent N
