6/6/11, car received
6/7/11, mailed application for EV parking sticker, wrote "in process" for license no.
6/7/11, mailed application for HOV sticker, wrote "in process" for license no.
6/14/11, application for HOV stickers returned by DMV, and instructed to return after registration is complete and I have my permanent plate no. (as now noted on their website
http://dmv.ca.gov/vr/decal.htm)
6/16/11, completed registration at DMV, picked up license plates
6/17/11, returned application for HOV stickers, after having picked up plates
6/28/11, check for EV parking sticker is cashed
6/30/11, received EV parking sticker
7/15/11, check for HOV stickers is cashed (*)
7/16/11, received HOV stickers
*
Earlier noted on this thread that DMV ran out of HOV stickers and was waiting for new supply. Mine were presumably part of that group.