California DMV ripped me out of my parts.

I'll bet there is more to this story than is being told. I've lived in Calif most of my life and no one has ever bothered me concerning selling car parts. In fact, some of my buyers were policemen.
Out here in western Riverside County, code enforcement has been on a terror. I have buddies who are being written up for disabled vehicles on their properties, several of my neighbors and I were written up for motorhome storage and covers (we formed a group, fought, and won, sort of), the state is killing back yard chickens due to Newcastle Disease, our annual picnic was canceled because the city and parks departments now want fees (Steelers themed picnic which got so popular that we now must pay a $1500 fee to continue it...$0 to $1500 with no explanation), and plenty other stories.