DMV eliminates Saturday service this month

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is eliminating its Saturday operating hours this month, another victim of the state budget battle. Ordinarily, 53 DMV offices are open one Saturday morning every month, which would have fallen on Aug. 16. But the DMV has been grappling with service cuts since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on July 31 ordered the layoff of thousands of part-time employees, limited overtime and imposed a hiring freeze. For the full story visit www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dmv8-2008aug08,0,6947776.story