Even Temporary Open House & Human/Portable Signs Illegal Now?

[Neil G.]

I've been hearing increasingly from colleagues in recent months of them getting cited and fined (in both the Bay area as well as LA/OC area!) for placing open house signs (often with balloons) on public property and one broker recently hired a professional 'human' sign guy whose career is juggling signs, only to also be fined by the respective city!  ie Section 21.44.070

What's going on.. are temporary open house signs on street corners, and people holding signs (ie, think CAR WASH!) all ILLEGAL now? 

Police State! =L