Tag Archives: billboards

“Naming rights are a sign of the times” — Sunday Column for Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena Papers

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Faced with a threatened crackdown on abuses, Burbank Realtors are policing themselves during a “probationary” period to preserve a city ordinance that allows them to put up as many as four 24-by-24 signs announcing a weekend “open house.” Glendale officials … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Nuch — Appeals Court Upholds LA’s Supergraphic and Freeway-Facing Sign Bans

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

A year ago, LA was in the unpleasant position of having opened the floodgates to digital billboards, supergraphics and freeway-facing signs. There were 11,000 off-site billboards, more than a third illegal, and visual blight from signage was everywhere — the … Continue reading →

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Jane Usher Speaks Out on Billboard Blight

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

Editor’s Note: Former LA City Planning Commission President Jane Usher has submitted a written statement (Usher-billboards1.rtf) in advance of Wednesday morning’s public hearing on a proposed new sign ordinance for the city. She also released this oral statement she will … Continue reading →

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