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City Council approves settlement in transit-shelter advertising lawsuits, orders rescission of 2022 code changes
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted to approve a settlement in two lawsuits over the city's Transit Shelter Advertising Program (STAP), authorize execution of the settlement and request an ordinance to rescind September 2022 amendments to Los Angeles Municipal Code sections 67.01 and 67.02. Public commenters split over privacy and revenue claims; a
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to approve a settlement in two lawsuits challenging the city's Transit Shelter Advertising Program and asked the city attorney to prepare an ordinance rescinding September 2022 amendments to Los Angeles Municipal Code sections 67.01 and 67.02. The council voted unanimously to approve the settlement, the clerk announced: "Tabulated. 15 ayes."
The settlement, recommended by the Public Works Committee, was presented to the council with three directives: approve the settlement offer, authorize the Bureau of Street Services executive director and general manager to execute the settlement, and request the city attorney to prepare and transmit the ordinance rescinding the September 2022 amendments to LAMC sections 67.01 and 67.02. The council adopted the package by roll call after public comment both in favor and opposed.
Why it matters: the dispute centered on the STAP program's expansion of digital advertising in the public right of way, privacy protections and whether the program's…
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