L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti signed a directive to allow for the lighting of the Hollywood sign. His successor, Mayor Karen Bass, put the kibosh on it.
On his last day in office, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed anto launch an 18-month pilot program to allow for the lighting of the Hollywood sign.
A mere 10 days later, his successor, Mayor Karen Bass, put the kibosh on the order, canceling the plan before it took effect 15 days after it was published,Bass rescinded the pilot over concerns about its legality, spokesperson Zach Seidl told the outlet. The debate over illuminating the iconic sign, erected in 1923, has been a contentious one for decades. In fact, when Garcetti signed the order on Dec. 11, just months prior to its centennial, there was immediate backlash in its surrounding neighborhood.was originally built by then-L.A. Times publisher Harry Chandler as a temporary 18-month advertisement for his real estate development, “Hollywoodland.
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