judge orders dozens of l.a.'s electronic billboards turned off - outdoor digital advertising

A Los Angeles lawmaker said a judge gave two outdoor advertising companies three days on Friday to unplug 77 digital billboards in Los Angeles.
High Court Judge Terry Green asked dozens of signs operated by Clear Channel outdoors and CBS outdoors to darken before 5 p. m.
Delegates from both sides said Monday.
These signs have been allowed in a very-
The deal between the two companies and the City Council was criticized.
The ruling was reversed.
Billboard activists have long believed that digital displays constitute a disease that often glows in a neighbor's home.
"It's something we 've been waiting for six years," said Dennis Hathaway, chairman of the alliance to Ban Billboard wilting, who plans to monitor one of the signs at his home in Venice on Monday.
"I will go outside at 5 to see the dark myself," he said . ".
What has not yet been resolved is the fate of up to 22 other digital signs owned by the two companies, said William Carter, the city's Atty chief deputy.
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The judges will discuss these issues on Tuesday, he said.
Carter said the judge's order covered 80 logos, three of which had expired before digital technology was installed.
Clear Channel spokesman David Grabert said his company has 67 of the 80 logos and will "take all legal steps to update the operation of its electronic billboards ".
The company will also seek new legislation to allow digital billboards, he said.
"Even if these signs are temporarily closed, it will damage the community and the economy in Los Angeles," Grabert added . ".
On 2006, the City Council reached an agreement with CBS and Clear Channel to allow up to 840 existing billboards to be converted into electronic formats to end legal challenges to the city signs ordinance.
The agreement was followed by smaller registered companies, the summit's media, calling it a lover's solution to the $100 million annual sales revenue of the two companies and ignoring existing registration laws. A three-
In support of the December summit, the panel of judges ordered the revocation of approximately 100 permits for the signing of permits, many of which were in the Western District.
Since then, CBS and Clear Channel have been trying to keep the signs, while seeking new legislation from the City Council to allow more digital billboards to be added in the target area.
Timothy Alger, a lawyer at Summit, said he was satisfied with the judge's decision but could still seek to dismantle the logo structure.
He attacked city officials for making the arrangement in the first place.
"The truth is that CBS, Clear Channel and city are the wrong people in this matter," he said . ".
"They signed an illegal contract together.
Trutanich, who was elected on 2009, issued a statement on Friday thanking the judge for providing guidance on the signature proceedings.
He said he was committed to a "transparent Road" that approved digital billboards, "to give fair shares to all residents and all companies in the process ". ” david.
Zahniser @ latimes.