According to L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, the hybrid perk costs the city about $46,000 per year. Los Angeles Department of Transportation officials puts that number at $116,000. Even using the higher figure, eliminating free parking for hybrids will hardly make up for the cityâs budget shortfall of approximately $500 million this year.
Orchard/Alfalfa Hay. Commonly known as O&A, Orchard/Alfalfa has continued to grow in popularity and demand. It is available in both two string and compressed bales, and The Hay Exchange typically sources it from the western United States.
Q. Mike knows a lot, and I love the show (I listen on KSFC; 91.9 FM), but on a recent program he referred to hay and straw as if they were interchangeable. Straw is a stalk, usually a waste product of wheat, that's used as bedding for barnyard animals. Hayâtypically alfalfa or a grassâis used as animal feed. ---Mary Beth in Spokane (Washington) A. I can think of a lot of times when I spelled out the differences between hay and straw, but never when I confused them.