DELGADILLO HITS SIGN FIRM WITH CHARGES.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Seventy misdemeanor charges have been filed against a Pasadena sign company and the firm it worked for in connection with the illegal posting of advertising signs in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
Delgadillo said the charges were filed against Siggy Signs Inc. and its owner, Paul Sigler, as well as House2Home Inc., for the signs that were posted on telephone and power poles along Sherman Way, Nordhoff Street, Mason Avenue and De Soto de So·to , Hernando or Fernando 1496?-1542. Spanish explorer who landed in Florida in 1539 with 600 men and set out to search for the fabled riches of the north. Avenue. ``Visual blight blight, general term for any sudden and severe plant disease or for the agent that causes it. The term is now applied chiefly to diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., bean blights and fire blight of fruit trees), viruses (e.g., soybean bud blight), fungi (e.g. is a serious problem causing a negative impact in our beautiful neighborhoods,'' Delgadillo said. Deputy City Attorney Don Cocek said the office has been prosecuting similar cases as misdemeanors for the past several years instead of seeking civil penalties. ``We aren't going after the lost-kitty posters or things like that, but we are after these commercial signs,'' Cocek said. ``We get alerted by homeowner groups and try to seek voluntary compliance. But, if the signs are still up, then we take action.'' Officials with Siggy Signs said they would have no comment on the charges. ``We haven't seen the charges yet, but we look forward to working with the City Attorney's Office,'' attorney Jim Evans James Bremond Evans (born November 5 1946 in Longview, Texas) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1971 to 1999. He now operates one of baseball's two major umpiring schools. said. Delgadillo said an order to remove the signs was issued in mid-December and ignored. A court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 13 in Van Nuys Superior Court. |
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