In Laguna Beach, California, Al Maier, a retired Marine pilot, was jailed for six months largely because he had some old cars parked in the driveway of his house. Maier was also jailed for allowing a homeless family to live with him in a spare room free of charge. Frank Battaile, deputy city attorney for Laguna Beach, explained: "Mr. Maier is known for supposedly doing charitable things and being the Laguna Beach Santa Claus. But his neighbors complained about property values."

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