Part of the trouble is finding language that will prevent billboards from proliferating, but planners finally have a draft for public review (available in the article).
"The revived effort has been led by Tanner Blackman, City Planning employee and self-described Shepard Fairey fanboy. A few members of the L.A. City Council have also attached their names to the clever new ordinance, which separates the mural-approving process from that of billboards, by way of new time-place-manner restrictions."
"Of course, city politicians are arguably the ones who got us into this ads-versus-art mess in the first place -- by buddying up with profitable advertisers to create the billboard wasteland that Los Angeles has become. And when City Attorney Carmen Trutanich cracked down on the rogue industry, he wiped out street art as a side-casualty."
FULL STORY: L.A. Mural Ordinance Hopes to Lift Ban on Street Art: Public-Comment Draft in Full
The Rise of Corporate Murals in LA
Downtown Los Angeles, styled DTLA by its new enthusiasts, has long been a site for street art and murals of dubious legality. Now, developers are paying artists to paint them.
Artists Find Alternate Uses for Billboards in Los Angeles
With a surplus of unsold billboard spaces dotting Los Angeles, artists are using the empty spaces as canvasses for new forms of public art.
L.A. Suing Billboard Magnate Over Supergraphics
Michael McNeilly of SkyTag covered building sides across Los Angeles with multi-story advertisements, disregarding laws prohibiting them. The city is suing SkyTag for millions in penalties.
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‘Complete Streets’ Webpage Deleted in Federal Purge
Basic resources and information on building bike lanes and sidewalks, formerly housed on the government’s Complete Streets website, are now gone.
The VW Bus is Back — Now as an Electric Minivan
Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz reimagines its iconic Bus as a fully electric minivan, blending retro design with modern technology, a 231-mile range, and practical versatility to offer a stylish yet functional EV for the future.
Healing Through Parks: Altadena’s Path to Recovery After the Eaton Fire
In the wake of the Eaton Fire, Altadena is uniting to restore Loma Alta Park, creating a renewed space for recreation, community gathering, and resilience.
San Diego to Rescind Multi-Unit ADU Rule
The city wants to close a loophole that allowed developers to build apartment buildings on single-family lots as ADUs.
Electric Vehicles for All? Study Finds Disparities in Access and Incentives
A new UCLA study finds that while California has made progress in electric vehicle adoption, disadvantaged communities remain underserved in EV incentives, ownership, and charging access, requiring targeted policy changes to advance equity.
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