Readers React: More billboards? That’s like asking for more graffiti.

To the editor: More billboards? Pleeeease, that’s like asking for more graffiti. (“A push for digital signs in L.A.,” Sept. 25)

L.A. City Councilman Paul Krekorian’s argument that allowing digital signs on “selected” city-owned properties “would give neighborhoods more control over how digital signs are approved” is ridiculous. Billboards pop up without city approval; neighborhoods have no control over their placement or removal.

Krekorian and his fellow council members should be looking for ways to eliminate billboards, not increase what has become sanctioned graffiti on a pole, be it digital or print.

Judith Fischer, Woodland Hills

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To the editor: Kudos to Krekorian for his farsighted idea to augment city revenue by putting electronic billboards on some city-owned sites. But his proposal is too modest.

Revenue opportunities abound. City Hall’s tower has four sides. Each could hold a billboard — large, electronic and revenue-producing. Public service messages could flash between ads: “Severe drought. Conserve water” or “Share the road.”

The city has a lot of buildings, geographically distributed in a way that would appeal to advertisers. All those fire and police stations and DWP substations could have billboards above them. And DWP’s headquarters downtown could become one giant, lucrative billboard.

City street signs could be sponsored too. “Historic Filipinotown brought to you by ...”; “Proud sponsor of Van Nuys Boulevard.”

And clothing. City Council members could wear blazers (dollar bill green?) with corporate sponsors’ names on the sleeve. Or maybe a patch over the heart?

Arthur Golding, Los Angeles

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To the editor: Almost everywhere we drive in Los Angeles there are too many signs, banners, enormous ads on buildings and bright lights that are annoying and dangerously distracting.

There should be no moving or changing digital signs permitted on public or private properties in Los Angeles — the city or the county.

Let’s revert to, and maintain, the delightfully clean Los Angeles of not too many years ago.

With gumption, our governments should be able to raise and carefully use needed funds for expected services with appropriate, understood taxes and fees.

Dick Littlestone, Pacific Palisades

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