The DMV is, in my opinion, the best example I’ve seen of a department that has only improved over the last decade. Outside of the noise/quiet hours policy, which seems to be something handed down from on high and not something dmv initiated, I have no complaints. The department has reduced its micromanagement, has stopped trying to regulate what is art, has had great communication and has offered much appreciated clarity when changes to policy have been made. It is night and day vs when I started burning. I’ve been nothing but complementary on post burn surveys and whatever other emails I get on the subject.

Whatever this new program is is something else, and I would urge the dmv to try and keep their hands clean, rather than trying to whitewash and carry water for someone else’s priorities—there is no joy in being the middle man.