Entries from LAist tagged with 'advertisement'
December 3, 2008
When the going gets tough.... Tom Farber, a teacher at a suburban San Diego school, has sold out his ad inventory for the year. That's pretty good in this economy. When Farber's school district "announced the district was cutting spending on supplies by nearly a third, [he] had a problem. At 3 cents a page, his tests would cost more than $500 a year. His copying budget: $316," found USA Today. "But he wanted to......
Continue Reading "School Cuts Budget, Teacher Puts Ads on Test to Make Money Back"November 21, 2008
A billboard in Rancho Cucamonga asking viewers to "imagine no religion" was taken down this week after residents and the city complained about its message. The Freedom From Religion Foundation advertisement was first installed last week causing local conversation and complaints. The pressure quickly built up and the General Outdoor sign company took it down. The foundation's co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor was not so happy, as expressed in a statement they sent out: "Are......
Continue Reading "Atheism Only Lasts a Few Days in Rancho Cucamonga"October 8, 2008
Opponents of Prop 8, the November ballot initiatve that seeks to eliminate gay marriage in California, seemed to have gotten comfortable and maybe complacent. After all, earlier polls had Prop 8 failing and every major newspaper in the state, even the conservative ones, have said no to banning gay marriage. Still, the Yes on Prop 8 campaign has raised $10 million more than the No on Prop 8 campaign and two polls, one funded......
Continue Reading "Proponents of Gay Marriage Ban Launch 2nd TV Ad"September 22, 2008
With 44 days to the November election, the battle for state propositions heat up everyday. Many No on Prop 7 ads have aired in the past couple weeks, but today is the first day for a No on Prop 8 TV advertisement asking voters to not eliminate gay marriage in the state. Yes on Prop 8 has yet to launch an ad, which enables the No campaign to "frame the debate," something that the......
Continue Reading "No on Prop 8 Campaign Launches First TV Ad"