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Scenic America Action Alert: Second of Three Votes on San Diego Digital Ad Kiosks Scheduled for Monday, July 17

7/15/2023

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Dear Supporter,
The City Council will be meeting on Monday, July 17 to vote on the proposed partnership between the City of San Diego and IKE Smart Cities to bring visual pollution in the form of "digital wayfinding kiosks" to city sidewalks. This is the second of three votes on this proposal.
Your attendance and participation in this process is vital to make any attempt to defeat this measure. Prior meetings have shown little opposition to these digital ad kiosks, which require an exemption of San Diego law in order to allow digital signs in the right of way as well as off-premises advertising. There is a reason these signs require a change of the law, and through our collective action, we can show the City Council how unpopular this proposal actually is. Please consider the following measures to help us voice our opposition to this proposal:

  1. Submit a public comment via the city's webform by 8 AM Monday morning
  2. Attend the meeting in person:
    City Administration Building
    City Council Chambers- 12th Floor
    202 C Street San Diego, CA 92101
  3. Attend the meeting via Zoom
  4. Attend the meeting by phone: Dial 1-669-254 5252
    Webinar ID: 160 114 3486
With the second round of voting scheduled for Monday and a final vote in the coming weeks, your comments in opposition to this proposal matter now more than ever.

Sincerely,
Scenic San Diego
Scenic America

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Action Alert: Speak Out this Thursday, April 20, at 9 am

4/17/2023

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This Thursday, April 20th, the kiosk proposal will be presented for a vote of the City of San Diego Planning Commission. This is your opportunity to oppose outdoor advertisers’ latest assault. Here's how to take action:
  1. Good: Submit your opposing comments online by April 19:  Sample message text: Regarding Agenda Item No. 1: Hon. Commissioners, Please vote on Thursday to deny authorization for the proposed 50 digital ad platforms downtown, which require damaging exemptions from the City of San Diego’s historic 40-year freeze on outdoor ads.  San Diego was the first in the nation to establish a city’s right to limit outdoor ads to promote aesthetics and public safety. San Diego is unique in its relative lack of commercial advertising in the public right-of-way.  Don’t make us look like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix and other cities inundated with outdoor ads. Vote No! Submit your comment on SanDiego.gov. 
  2. Better: Attend via Zoom or Phone. Download instructions. 
  3. Best: Attend in person at City Hall downtown to speak or cede time to our coordinator Pam Wilson, so she can speak for more than two minutes. Get Directions | Download parking info. Sign up to join us!
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Action Alert: Say no to new proposal to allow as many as 79 digital billboards

5/22/2013

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The City Attorney's new legal analysis of a proposal to allow as many as 79 digital billboards and other types of currently banned outdoor, off-site advertising was released on April 2, 2013 and is due to be discussed at a hearing of the San Diego City Council’s Land Use & Housing Committee’s in Spring 2013. The exact date has not been announced but it is tentatively expected to be heard at the committee meeting on May 22, 2013. The committee meets at 2 p.m. in the City Council Committee Room, 12th Floor, City Administration Building at 202 C Street, San Diego, CA 92101.
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