SB 61 was approved by the Utah Senate Business and Labor committee by a 6-2 vote. The bill would do the following: Prohibit Utah municipalities or counties from from restricting digital billboards. Prohibit Utah municipalities from requiring a billboard company to take down a billboard for every digital billboard conversion. […]
Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs The feds propose changes to the thick Manual that regulates traffic signs. What does this mean for out of home (OOH) media? The federal government is affirming/reinforcing that traffic signs are for traffic control, not advertising. The feds want to tweak the Logo program (blue-backed […]
Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Who are new members of Congress on the committee important to out of home (OOH) advertising? Four mayors, eight women, a Marine, and one Waffle House waitress. Seventeen newcomers were assigned to the US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (seven Democrats and […]
Newsday is reporting that the Shinnecock Indian Nation on Sunday publicly refused a state order to cease construction of a second digital billboard on Sunrise Highway despite a threat of fines and forceful removal of the tribal structures, arguing the state “lacks authority over nation lands.” Lance A. Gumbs, vice […]
Yesterday Lamar won a decisive battle in its ongoing dispute with the city of Pittsburgh over the Mt Washington billboard. The city cited Lamar for breaching the zoning code by enlarging or replacing a non-conforming sign when Lamar stretched a vinyl over the face of a non-conforming electronic sign. The […]
By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder & Falick As I write this article on Inauguration Day, it strikes me how silent the outgoing President has been in recent days. Of course, the reason we haven’t heard from him is that Twitter has cancelled his favorite form of mass communication after the insurgency […]
Following up from our article in November, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control has 30 days to inform all cannabis business owners that they can no longer advertise on highways that cross state lines, according to a judgement issued by San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett. The […]
Insider featured Lafayette, LA based Rue Outdoor, last week as a Company of the Day. Over the weekend, this new item below, from KLFY.com, came up on their web site concerning a new digital built by Rue Outdoor and we wanted to pass it along. The City of Abbeville is […]
Patrick Kilduff, Partner and Chair of the Outdoor Advertising Practice at Tarter Krinsky and Drogin talked about New York City Out of Home Law on a December 2020 Law Brief Podcast. Insider notes that Kilduff’s comments should not be taken as legal advice. For that you should consult your own […]
The Scenic America blog has a post urging members to email LA city council members to oppose a smart shelter program due to safety and privacy concerns. The picture which runs on the blog’s home page is a West Hollywood smart bus shelter. Maybe Scenic America ought to ask West […]
