Hollywood Sign: City Council Installing Fencing To Block Views, Considering Prohibiting Tour Buses Near Landmark
deadline.comOne week after it voted to install fencing on Mulholland to block some views of the sign and protect pedestrians, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a motion seeking to potentially prohibit tour bus operations in hillside neighborhoods in proximity to the Hollywood Sign.
The council voted 11-0 to approve a motion instructing the Department of Transportation to report within 120 days on possibly prohibiting tour bus operations in the area bounded by Barham Boulevard, the ridgeline of the Santa Monica Mountains, Western Canyon Road, Franklin Avenue and U.S.
Route 101. Council members Eunisses Hernandez, John Lee, Tim McOsker and Current Price were absent during the vote. Specifically, the motion seeks to address concerns regarding public safety in the neighborhoods of Hollywood Knolls, Hollywood Dell, Lake Hollywood, Hollywoodland, Beachwood Canyon and Oaks that sit adjacent to the Hollywood Sign.
According to the motion, introduced by Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who represents the Fourth District, the city passed an ordinance in 2021 that gave the council authority to approve prohibitions of tour bus operations on streets that the DOT determined to be unsafe.
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