Taxpayers For Vincent v. Members Of The City Council Of The City Of Los Angeles

682 F.2d 847 TAXPAYERS FOR VINCENT, an unincorporated political association, and Candidates' Outdoor Graphics Service (COGS), a California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MEMBERS OF the CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF LOS ANGELES; the City of Los Angeles; and Edward D. Longley as Director of the Bureau of Street Maintenance for the City of Los Angeles, Defendants-Appellees. No. 80-5686. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 7, 1982. Decided July 30, 1982. Wayne S. Canterbury, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Anthony S. Alperin, Deputy City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and EAST, * District Judge. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants, Taxpayers for Vincent ("Taxpayers") and Candidates' Outdoor Graphics Service ("COGS"), contest the constitutionality of Los Angeles Municipal Code § 28.04, which prohibits the posting of signs on numerous types of public property. They brought suit against the City of Los Angeles and its representatives ("City") for declaratory and injunctive…