Has Chris Essel Ever Parked in Studio City?

This announcement recently crossed our in-box. With 50 days to go, Chris Essel has opened a campaign office in Studio City:

• Studio City Canvass at OUR NEW OFFICE
• Saturday, August 8, 2009
• 10am-12:30pm
• 12265 Ventura Blvd., Suite 202, Studio City
• There is ample free parking along Ventura Blvd. and surrounding areas in addition to valet parking on site.
• For more info, please contact Dana at (818) 406-1213

Uh, does anyone out there know where ample free parking in Studio City is? Ventura Boulevard is dotted with no arm bandits most of the surrounding lots force you to cough up a pot full of shekels. Only someone who does not know the Valley would claim free street parking in Studio City. And in an Eva Peron flashback moment Essel asks people to valet park if they don't want to bother finding that elusive free parking.

Even Wikipedia knows parking in Studio City sucks.

Perhaps Team Essel was looking at this photo of Ventura Blvd to determine where that free parking was. Next time, try Google Streetview.