Finally, after 6 years of litigation, the digital billboards time has come. CBS Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor had one last chance to reverse the decisions against their illegal digital signs, and that was to have their case reviewed by the California Supreme Court. That Court has officially denied review of the case. The case has run its entire course; it cannot run anymore. There are no more appeals left.
Now it’s time for these illegal digital billboards to come down. The case is officially going back to the jurisdiction of the trial court, Judge Green, who will issue the final order invalidating all the permits. Then the City will take action as required by law to see that these digital billboards are dismantled immediately.
Let’s continue to urge our City officials to “take them down†by signing the petition on Change.org: http://chn.ge/XJYnlo
We all know that CBS Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor really, really like the money coming from these signs and that they will be very, very angry if they are forced to comply with the law and the courts.
CBS and Clear Channel are also pushing for legislation that will protect their illegal signs. Elected officials continue to push, indeed rush, to get some law through that will save these illegal billboards.
Instead of the City contemplating how to get some revenue from more digitals, the City should be contemplating how to recover the $500,000,000 in revenues that these corporations made from these illegal billboards, while also taking them down. That way we will have zero digital billboards and the money needed for LA’s budget!
