LA Bloggers 76 Ball Success

Los Angeles based bloggers Kim and Nathan have enjoyed some recent success in their campaign to save an iconic bit of West Coast street furniture: the Union 76 Ball. They've managed to preserve some of the historic orange spheres for posterity, and have convinced the company of the benefit of the ball shaped logo. They're still after some more concessions so the campaign isn't over yet, but this is major step forward.

It's a nice example of the blogosphere helping people preserve a bit of their local environment. Attention from the media helped of course, as did some big name celebrity endorsements, but most of it was down to the work of some motivated individuals. For the background to the story take a look here.