Which Way, L.A.?
The Politics of Climate Change; Supergraphic Advertising
LA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is on a crusade against electronic billboards and supergraphics. Also, the 2010 census. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, Americans were increasingly worried about climate change until last year, when there was a surge in skepticism that's still growing. Is it the economy? The news media? What are the consequences for public policy in an election year?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThere's a crusade on against supergraphics draped over Los Angeles buildings and a crusade to save the biggest outdoor advertisement of all: the Hollywood sign. We talk with City Attorney Carmen Trutanich. Also, the US census and what it means for LA. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Americans were increasingly worried about climate change until last year, when there was a surge in skepticism that's still growing. Is it the economy? The news media? What are the consequences for public policy in an election year?
Banner image: A supergraphic billboard near the 405 freeway is among those at 12 locations that are at the center of a nuisance abatement lawsuit by the city in a long-running struggle to enforce outdoor advertising laws. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
