CBS National News Coverage of our Hollywood Sign Issue

Hollywood sign selfies disrupt LA neighborhood

March 10, 2015, 6:55 PM

The path used by thousands of tourists to reach a popular viewing area of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles is causing problems for a nearby neighborhood. As Ben Tracy reports, homeowners want the area to be ruled off limits, claiming the high-traffic situation has become unsafe.

Here are some stills. Clicking on any of them will take you to the YouTube footage - Thanks to Missy Kelly of L.A. NewsClips for providing this link:

Ever the helper, Tom takes a photo of a couple tourists

Labonge hiking with the Hollywood Sign in the background

Pedestrians squeeze through traffic

Beachwood is at capacity

Beachwood on any given weekend

This is how it all began

Tourists on the left, Tom Labonge on the right

Click Here to See Youtube Footage

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Yard Sale THIS Saturday, March 14th at 10 a.m.

Location: 2575 Glen Green

Everything MUST Go! No early birds, please. The more neighbors that attend, the greater the possibility that we will remain open beyond our 1 p.m. closing time. Please share with your neighbors!

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Local Artist Work on Display March 3 - 14

Yesterday's New Tomorrow: A one-man show of recent works by neighbor, Josh Hickman. Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as deep sea life, carnivals, and outer space imagery as well as characters from vintage television, comic books, and motion pictures, Mr. Hickman weaves colorful dream-like (or nightmarish) paintings, usually with a hint of humor. From sprawling imaginary landscapes and cityscapes to tiny abstract galaxies, Mr. Hickman uses a variety of media, including acrylic, oil, epoxy resin, ink on paper, and phosphorescent paints.

What: Yesterday's New Tomorrow: A one-man show of recent works by Josh Hickman.

When: March 3-March 14, 2015. Opening Reception Sat., March 7, 6-10 p.m. ArtWalk/Closing Reception Sat., March 14, 6-10 p.m.

Where: Hellada Art Center, 117 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802

Artist Contact: Josh Hickman, (323) 839-3940, jwhickman@aol.com ,

www.facebook.com/JoshHickmanArtist

Gallery Contact: Marek Dzida (562) 435-5232 hellada@earthlink.net www.hellada.us

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Savannah Greene Performs - Monday, April 6, 2015

Neighbors, Margaret Wooten & Richard Greene invite YOU!

We are delighted to invite you to Savannah Greene's Master's Recital for the completion of her graduate studies at USC.

Admission is FREE and it will be in the acoustically fabulous Alfred Newman Recital Hall on the USC Campus.

Monday, April 6th at 7:30 pm, with refreshments to follow in the lobby.

Savannah and the wonderful pianist, Jasper Jimenez will be performing works by Bellini, Walton, Berg, Chausson, and Duparc. We truly hope you can join us in this celebration of a great milestone in her career.

To get to Alfred Newman Hall, enter at Gate 3 off Figueroa St. at 35th St. Below Savannah's picture are some clarifications to the directions.

We hope to see you there.

Cheers,

Margaret Wooten & Richard Greene

Here she is in The English Cat: