BBC reporter Alastair Leithead narrowly avoided arrest to file this report to file this report from the frontlines of the Hollywood Hills. Local residents are their increasingly annoyed by the influx of tourists in their neighborhood trying to visit the iconic Hollywood sign. GPS navigation devices have made it easier for tourists to get up close to the sign, clogging the narrow roads for the residents of the luxury homes that line the Hollywood Hills.
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