“Political speech is one of the fundamental important hallmarks of the first amendment. I think limiting political speech to certain timeframes is simply unacceptable.” – NorCal Outdoor Media attorney Joshua Furman Norcal Outdoor Media has filed a federal lawsuit saying that Caltrans restrictions on political ads are unconstitutional. Norcal wants […]
International Outdoor v SS Mitx demonstrates the importance of using certified mail to deliver important written notices under a billboard lease. It also addresses the issue of lease abandonment. Here are the facts In March 2009 International Outdoor entered into a lease to erect a billboard on property owned by […]
Inglewood is one of the few cities to permit full motion digital billboards. NBC Los Angeles did a piece about them. Scenic America complains about safety. WOW Media’s Scott Krantz and city of Englewood sources say that accidents have declined in intersections near signs which show full motion video and […]
On November 6, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied the petition for rehearing en banc in Thomas vs. Bright. In doing so, the Federal Appellate Court set the stage for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, or more likely, to a legislative fix of […]
Insider asked California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin to discuss how the pending California Consumer Privacy Act rules will impact out of home companies. It looks like most out of home advertising companies are too small to have to comply with the act but you need to start paying […]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a request by the Tennessee DOT to rehear the Thomas Case. There are now two possible solutions. (1) The Tennessee legislature passes a fix to the state’s sign code when it reconvenes in January. (2) The Tennessee DOT appeals […]
The Tredyffrin Township Zoning Hearing Board rejected Catalyst Outdoor’s appeal of a decision rejecting a permit for a monument sign at the site of the Clockworks building at Lancaster Avenue (Route 30) and Route 252 in Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania. As part of the project the Clockworks building would have been torn […]
On Monday a Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania denied an appeal by the City of Pittsburgh of an earlier Commonwealth Court decision allowing Lamar Advertising to keep the Mount Washington billboard. The city intends to appeal the ruling to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. When will Mayor Peduto stop throwing good money […]
More Miles Driven; Fewer Fatalities Good news for the first half of 2019: vehicle miles driven was up while fatalities declined. Traffic fatalities declined 3.4 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2018 Vehicle miles driven increased .8 percent These half-year estimates […]
When Insider saw an article in the New York Post we noticed, in particular, the headline below: Many of you know that Ballyhoo Media has been in a David versus Goliath dispute with both New York City and State over whether they could operate their floating digital billboard on New […]
