Let the signage begin

If you didn't know that an election is going on in 46 days, you'll know tomorrow morning, when a slew of political signs are likely to line the city's streets. Under a new city ordinance, candidates will be permitted to post their signs starting tomorrow. In previous elections, the city allowed signs to be erected 30 days prior to the election but extended it to 45 days thinking more people are casting their ballots early as absentee voters.

Trang Huynh, who heads the city's building and safety department, said so far, so good -- not many people have violated the ordinance by posting signs early. But he thinks enforcing the ordinance on private property might be trickier. Under the new rules, only one sign per candidate can be posted per parcel. That means you can't put 23 McCain signs in your front yard, just one.