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Camel’s nose under the tent: Metro digital billboards throughout our city

Camel’s nose under the tent: Metro digital billboards throughout our city

| September 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Los Angeles City Planning Commission did a major disservice to good planning in Los Angeles on September 14th. Even though the details of the Planning Department’s staff report made it clear to anyone with an ounce of sense — showing what can result from “precedents” like the billboard industry’s carefully-lobbied plan to install bright […]

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Billboard blight, digital signs are on City Council agenda

Billboard blight, digital signs are on City Council agenda

| September 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Glowing billboards on Los Angeles County Metropolitan  Transportation Authority (LACMTA, Metro) properties within the City of Los Angeles are coming closer into view after the City Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council amend a zoning code that bans the flashing signs. At a Sept. 14 public hearing, the Commission approved Metro’s request to […]

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Billboard blight: revenue for governments, vendor?

Billboard blight: revenue for governments, vendor?

| August 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

Glowing digital ads for new TV shows and personal injury attorneys may soon be at a Metro property near you, if city officials approve a proposed billboard scheme. A public hearing is set for Thurs., Sept. 14, to consider Metro’s request to display digital signs in certain places throughout the city. The Los Angeles City […]

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Zev Yaroslavsky debuts book at Chevalier’s

Zev Yaroslavsky debuts book at Chevalier’s

| June 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

Two days before distribution of the June issue of the Larchmont Chronicle, Larchmont Boulevard was the scene of the launch for the long-awaited memoir by local resident and resilient elected official Zev Yaroslavsky. “Zev’s Los Angeles” made its debut at a talk and signing at Chevalier’s Books on May 30. The book is an informative […]

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Metro incites action both above and below ground

Metro incites action both above and below ground

| March 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

Whether you build under ground or above, the issues facing the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) are formidable, which is why we were gladdened when just-elected mayor Karen Bass told us she was looking forward to joining the board of Metro to help tackle some of the challenges (many of the most current […]

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All aboard! Wilshire / La Brea station dedicated to Tom LaBonge

All aboard! Wilshire / La Brea station dedicated to Tom LaBonge

| March 4, 2021 | 0 Comments

Councilman Tom LaBonge’s dream to connect residents and visitors from far and wide on seamless transportation throughout his favorite city is coming closer to a reality. When the Metro “D” (formerly Purple) Line subway station opens at Wilshire / La Brea — scheduled for 2023 — passengers will see signs honoring the former local councilman, also known as “Mr. Los Angeles” and an all-around great guy. The […]

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