Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Today in billboard news: Yesterday, San Francisco voters nixed a plan to create a sign district in a "grimy" area around Market Street, a move which would have allowed billboards, including digital boards (the money was intended to fund arts and youth programs), reports the AP . And here's more via the SF Examiner : "The measure’s main backer, David Addington, said...
Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... the thumbs up, construction's planned for spring 2010, for occupancy to begin in summer 2012 . David Addington 's going to be so excited. · CityPlace [Website] · Remember CityPlace? It's Still Coming to Market Street [Curbed SF] · New Mall Could Do What Board of Supes Couldn't [Curbed SF] · Storefronting: Mid-Market Retail Renderings Revealed [Curbed SF]
Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Status quo rules the day: the signy district of Mid-Market yore will remain just that, as voters yesterday spiked Prop D by a sizeable 8.18 percent margin . Fifty-four percent voted no on the measure to allow signage on buildings between 5th and 7th . "We always thought it would be very close," said Warfield owner and Prop D booster David Addington, who'll now have to make do with no...
WireTap Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... just been blithly naive about the John Brown-esque intentions of wonderful people like developer David Addington, who's sponsoring the bill, and recently told the New York Times : "We're just looking for something to make it look like an arts and theater district," he said. "We want to make people feel safe, and that in turn gives retail a boost." Me too, Mr. Addington!...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous. "We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night. "Signs are a very divisive and scary issue for San Franciscans."Fifty-four percent of city voters rejected the measure. Just 15.4 percent of the city's 452,000 registered voters cast ballots...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous."We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous."We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night.Posted on Wed, Nov. 04, 2009 04:46 AM Report comment as: (required) Remarks: (optional) Join the discussionShare your observations and experiences about news. Lively, open, civil debate is the...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous."We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night.Posted on Wed, Nov. 04, 2009 04:47 AM Report comment as: (required) Remarks: (optional) Join the discussionShare your observations and experiences about news. Lively, open, civil debate is the...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous."We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous."We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous."We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night.
Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Perhaps the fact that today is Nov. 3 is worth a reminder that the city will vote ( is voting!) on Prop D, the measure that would allow buildings between 5th and 7th on Market Street to light up with billboards and other such signage. An NYT story on the subject says main proponent David Addington got the idea when he was looking at old pictures of the area , which used to boast tons...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... decades of City Hall plans haven't done is ridiculous. "We always thought it would be very close," David Addington, owner of the Warfield Building, who's been pushing Prop. D said Tuesday night. "Signs are a very divisive and scary issue for San Franciscans."Fifty-four percent of city voters rejected the measure. Just 15.4 percent of the city's 452,000 registered voters cast ballots...
