Los Angeles
Regency Outdoor “Baffled and Perplexed” by Efforts to Remove Its Gaffey St. Billboard
The city renewed its demand on Feb. 7 for a removal plan at the entrance to San Pedro. Regency says it would rather strike a development agreement.
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Business titan files bombshell lawsuit against USC over football field ‘humiliation’
A longtime Trojans booster says the university demolished the practice field it promised to name for him forever, and he wants the school to pay.
Business
The Billboard Is Back
A picture is worth a thousand words. On a Regency board, it is worth far more than that, and Brian Kennedy is betting on three hundred of them.
By Elizabeth Taylor4 min read
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Illustration: the view through a windshield on a Los Angeles boulevard at dusk, made for this feature. It is not a photograph of a specific sign, and it is not a portrait of Brian Kennedy. Illustration by the art desk
Profile · Outdoor advertising executive, Los Angeles
Brian Kennedy and the Business of Being Seen
From a family billboard business in the San Gabriel Valley to Regency Outdoor Advertising, Brian Kennedy's story follows the people and deals behind some of the most visible real estate in Los Angeles.
The Wire
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- Rep. Calvert declared winner in contested Southern California congressional race
- Billionaire tax rejected on concern squeezing California's ultra-rich would harm the economy
- Police launch probe after Santa Barbara half-marathon runners with 'unusual symptoms' seek medical care
- California voters reject Prop. 40 billionaire tax
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- This Bipartisan Bill Could Make Data Centers Pay
- Blumenfield and Project Partners Cut Ribbon to Open New Caballero Creek River Park
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