Billboard Woes: "They degrade the neighborhood," Milo Hanke,...

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, by Sally Kuchar

"They degrade the neighborhood," Milo Hanke, past president of the neighborhood group San Francisco Beautiful, said. "They are visual blight." When San Francisco bought the building at 1650 Mission Street in 2007, it came with a legal billboard facing highway 101. It's the only billboard the city owns, and could generate at least $324,000 in five years. Critics, however, would like the billboard permanently removed. Recently, the Board of Supervisors financial committee approved a five-year contact that will bring in $324,000 to help cover the building's operation costs. The board is expected to vote today on the billboard contact. [SF Examiner]

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Not In My Bureaucracy: The Richmond: Mural Police Sniff Out & Cite "Pop-up" Billboard

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, April 14, 2011, by Philip Ferrato

It's not Banksy or Shephard Fairey by any means, but about as legal. And far less interesting. A mural doubling as a Lexus advertisement on the side of a commercial building at 8th & Clement was cited by the Planning Department as an illegal, unpermitted mural. One that was apparently intended to last as long as it took for someone to 1. complain and 2. get it cited. Richmond Sf Blog has the story. No mention of fines, but the Planning Department citation calls for the building owner to apply for a permit to remove the sign. Must have been the same people who turned in the vintage Bernal Heights Coke sign. Who knew anyone in Bernal ever went to Clement Street? It's so far. On the flip side, we may see more of these quickies as building owners try to increase their ROI one step ahead of neighborhood watchdogs.
· Planning Department Says Move Along, Please [Richmond Sf Blog]
· Bernal Heights Coke Sign Coverage [Curbed SF Archives]

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Off The Market: Angelyne, She of Billboard Fame, Sells Pink California Condo

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, April 5, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

We learned a long time ago that if your name is Angelyne, your decor is indubitably pink. Our cousins over at Curbed LA report that the condo owned by the '80s billboard pinup queen has just sold for $600K. We're assuming the new owners have set aside extra funds for a decorator.
· Pink Velour Galore in Billboard Pinup's Shabby Spread [Curbed National]
· Angelyne Sells the Pink Malibu Condo That Billboards Built [Curbed LA]

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