Desmond Talkington MonkeyParking, the Italian startup that allows iPhone users to sell public parking spaces via its smartphone app, has now set up shop in Southern California after being run out of San Francisco in June. According to a blog post from nearly a month ago, which was only discovered by local media this week, MonkeyParking is now operating in the cities of Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. The respective city attorneys did not immediately respond to Ars’ request for comment, but Santa Monica (the hometown of yours truly) told a local newspaper that it does not look favorably upon the company. Read 7 remaining paragraphs | Comments