Welcome to Hollywood: residents clash as access to famed sign is blocked

After a lawsuit prompted the closure of a gate to the area's popular trails, local opinion is sharply divided: while some rejoice, others say 'the bad guys won' When Ben Sheffner bought his house in the Hollywood hills five years ago, he welcomed being just steps away from a trailhead leading directly to the Hollywood sign and the hills beyond. Access was in fact one of the big selling points when the original suburb of Hollywoodland was built almost a century ago, and the sign - since transform...