LOS ANGELES—Mayor Karen Bass rescinded former Mayor Eric Garcetti’s final executive directive that would have created a program to illuminate the Hollywood sign, a representative for Bass confirmed Dec. 23.
The Los Angeles Times first reported that Bass shut down the directive on Dec. 21, citing a memo she wrote to city department leaders stating that there would be no replacement order.
Garcetti signed the directive on Dec. 11, his final day in office. The city charter notes that executive directives take effect 15 days after publication, and “shall be binding on all departments, commissions, appointed officers, and employees of the city” unless it is “revised or rescinded by the mayor.”…