Billboard Confidential
They're popping up everywhere, and they're not all legal — billboards, digital signs, and so-called "super graphics," which cover entire buildings. Check out our months-long investigation into an issue that just doesn't seem to go away.
Watch the full series below, and check out the extra reports, updates and commentaries.
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Los Angeles is the billboard capital of the nation, and some say it's an environmental disaster. But city leaders don't seem to be paying much attention.
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In the second part of our series, we take a look at the issue of digital billboards. We question why leaders approved the installation of 877 digital billboards and whether that's good for Los Angeles.
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A third installment on the investigation of the booming billboard business in Los Angeles.
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In the fourth installment of our investigation, we catch up with Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa. You may be surprised to hear how he wants residents to do the job of city employees when it comes to cleaning up the signs of L.A.
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An update to our ongoing investigation into the politics of L.A.'s billboard industry. A recent ruling could mean thousands of digital billboards are going dark.
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Behind the Billboards
by Karen Foshay
October 9, 2008
Now that I've done a story on billboards, I can no longer drive down the street without noticing them — big ones, small ones, bright ones, ugly ones.
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