{"id":675,"date":"2010-05-27T10:15:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T10:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=675"},"modified":"2010-05-27T10:15:17","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T10:15:17","slug":"california-number-plates-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/27\/california-number-plates-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"California Number Plates Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>California drivers won&#8217;t be  able to style their cars with specialized number plates featuring the  Golden Gate Bridge or Sierra Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>The number plates\u2014which  would&#8217;ve raised money for parks, wildlife and environmental restoration  in the Bay Area and Sierra Nevada\u2014failed to draw enough public interest  to be made.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Motor Vehicles won&#8217;t produce  the plates unless sponsors can gather at least 7,500 prepaid orders in  one year.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed Golden Gate Bridge plate only sold 550  copies. 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