Danielle Directo-Meston

Art, eyesore or...advertising? Valley Village resident Barbara Black was slapped with a $336 fine after a mural she commissioned from local high school artists was considered a violation of the city's advertising signage codes, reports NoHoArtsDistrict.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 4 candidate Tomás O'Grady (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube). The district includes Atwater Village, Griffith Park, Hollywood, Los Feliz, Miracle Mile, North Hollywood, Silver Lake, Studio City and Toluca Lake.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 4 candidate Stephen Box (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) [Full disclosure: Box is a former LAist contributor]. The district includes Atwater Village, Griffith Park, Hollywood, Los Feliz, Miracle Mile, North Hollywood, Silver Lake, Studio City and Toluca Lake.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 12 candidate Mitch Englander. The San Fernando Valley district includes Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Granada Hills, Northridge, North Hills, Porter Ranch, Van Nuys and West Hills.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 10 candidate Austin Dragon (Facebook, Twitter). The district includes Arlington Heights, Jefferson Park, Mid-City, West Adams and parts of Koreatown, Leimert Park and Westlake.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 12 candidate Navraj "Singh" Singh. The San Fernando Valley district includes Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Granada Hills, Northridge, North Hills, Porter Ranch, Van Nuys and West Hills.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 10 candidate Andrew "Andy" Kim. The district includes Arlington Heights, Jefferson Park, Mid-City, West Adams and parts of Koreatown, Leimert Park and Westlake.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 6 candidate David Barron (Facebook). The San Fernando Valley district includes Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Pacoima, North Hollywood and Sun Valley.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 10 candidate Chris Brown (Twitter, Facebook). The district includes Arlington Heights, Jefferson Park, Mid-City, West Adams and parts of Koreatown, Leimert Park and Westlake.

To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 10 candidate Luis Montoya.