DOLLAR SIGNS: Next time you’re on a...

DOLLAR SIGNS: Next time you’re on a city street, take a look around you. . . . Ever wonder how much that street sign cost? How about that traffic signal? The wire trash can? Valley Briefing looks at the costs of street fixtures. (B2)

LOVE AFFAIR: Fifteen years after it was released, a small but devoted group of fans still adore the film “Somewhere in Time.” About 200 people gathered Saturday in Universal City to watch and discuss their beloved flick. The movie starred Christopher Reeves as a playwright who journeys through time to find his lost love, played by actress Jane Seymour. Back in 1980, the film was a flop with the critics. . . . It’s good to be loved by somebody. (B1)

SHAME FAME: This is one award you don’t hang on the wall. . . . The city of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Sanitation was elected to the “Environmental Hall of Shame” Saturday by Communities United, a coalition of North Valley residents groups. Spokeswoman Mary Edwards said the bureau won “because of the broken promise to the community to close the Lopez Canyon Landfill.” The award? A sculpture of a tree stump.

COMPUTER SEARCH: After decades of separation, a father and son recently found each other using a high-tech approach . . . the Internet, a computer network. The two men met each other Saturday for the first time in a long-awaited meeting at the Burbank Airport. (B1)

BAT SNATCHERS: Holy poster pilfering! Burbank-based Warner Bros. and Gannett are using surveillance cameras and off-duty police officers to prevent the widespread theft of “Batman Returns” posters from bus shelters throughout the city. . . . More than 200 such posters advertising the upcoming film have been swiped since April 24, a Warner Bros. spokeswoman said.

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Street Signs

About 30% of the 599,432 street signs in the city are in the San Fernando Valley. Breakdown by type of sign in the Valley: Type of sign: Number Street names: 67,221 Parking: 51,734 Regulatory (ie, stop, speed): 31,343 Warning (ie, school zone): 28,099 Uncategorized: 4,177 Source: City Department of Transportation