Mount Lee the adjacent Griffith Park. The large tower atop Mount Lee today is owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles. It is a newer structure which replaced the original W6XAO tower some years ago. Smaller tenants on the site have included some federal government and amateur radio users. Mount Lee can be hiked; however, the immediate area where the Hollywood Sign is located is closed to the public since the area is home to the main communication tower for the City of Los Angeles. Trails leading to the Hollywood Sign can be accessed from several official Griffith Park entrances.
Community newspapers in Hollywood, California of the "Hollywood Citizen" since 1911, purchased the "Hollywood News" from Ira Copley in 1931 and combined the two papers under the name "Citizen-News." The first issue appeared on Monday, November 2, 1931, published from the "News" building. The combined circulation was expected to reach "more than 30,000," it was said. The "Citizen" circulation was given as 20,000 and the "News" as "over 20,000." The editorial staff of the "Citizen" struck and picketed the plant on May 17, 1938, in the first walkout called by the American Newspaper Guild in California. Managing editor Harold Swisher said other workers were being