Tag: Billboards
Billboard blight, digital signs are on City Council agenda
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 […]
Billboard blight: revenue for governments, vendor?
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 […]
Devlin is face of justice for crispy chicken sandwiches everywhere!
Meet Chris P. Poultry, better known to comedy club attendees and Larchmont Chronicle staff as Bill Devlin. Devlin successfully auditioned for the role of the lawyer in multiple Jollibee advertisements, resulting in an 80-second commercial, plus his face on numerous billboards and bus benches. Jollibee is a Philippine fast food company with locations in 17 states […]
Digital billboard ordinance on a ‘dangerous’ path back to PLUM
Revisions to billboard and other signage law in Los Angeles are on a dangerous path if you ask Patrick Frank, president of Scenic Los Angeles. His group recently declared victory after the City Planning Commission approved a citywide sign ordinance, Version B-Plus, which would restrict new digital billboards to Regional Commercial Centers, such as the […]
