Street Banner Policy Put on Hold for Review

Alarmed that public works officials have begun asking nonprofit groups to remove banners from Los Angeles streets, the City Council has voted to halt enforcement of a proposed ordinance to regulate banners.

Chief Legislative Analyst Ron Deaton has proposed that nonprofit groups be allowed to put up street banners only to promote a specific event.

Because the council has not acted on the proposal, Councilwoman Laura Chick said it is premature for the city Public Works Department to begin enforcing it.

Chick said she has heard from several nonprofit agencies, including the Organization for the Needs of the Elderly, a San Fernando Valley group that had been forced to take down most of the 50 banners it paid for after getting a city permit.