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While City Council members attempt a crackdown on Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  billboards, they may want to leave this one up.

Overlooking the intersection of Robertson and Pico boulevards Pico Boulevard is a major Los Angeles street that runs from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica to Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. It is named after Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor of California.  is an image of a funky funky - Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces.  looking graybeard, complete with a hat and shades and a long staff advertising the services of AskMoses.com, an internet portal devoted to providing information on the culture and practice of Judaism.

Sponsored by Westwood-based Chabad of California, the site allows users to contact and converse with one of 120 Jewish scholars.

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 Sharona Justman, senior adviser to AskMoses.com. "We've experienced slightly over a 20 percent increase in traffic," since puffing up the sign two months ago said Justman.

The sign advertises services that are available "24/6," (with one day off for the Sabbath), but Justman said that isn't exactly accurate, given that the scholars are worldwide. "Because of the time zones, we effectively have someone up 24/7," she said.
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Title Annotation:City Council members try to crack down on billboards
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:May 20, 2002
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