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Billboards crowd Texas skies

March 10, 2009
The Highlands

Citing light pollution and a driving hazard, residents living along FM 1431, from east of Marble Falls to the Travis County line, plan to lobby state lawmakers to officially designate the stretch of road a “scenic route” to prevent future billboards from springing up.

Parents Claim Clear Channel Billboard Promotes Drug Use

February 28, 2009
Chicago Tribune

At the top of the billboard promoting the Broadway musical "Xanadu" was a quote from a show review: "It's Like Taking Ecstasy."

Ruling OKs curbs on some freeway billboard ads

February 25, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle

California's restrictions on commercial advertising on billboards alongside landscaped freeways promote highway aesthetics and don't interfere with free speech, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Official says billboard company cut trees

February 25, 2009
UPI

Nearly two dozen trees near Los Angeles billboards were chopped down, sparking finger pointing by at least one state official.

Contrary to what they say in Texas, Clear Channel and CBS advocate for local control in California

February 12, 2009
NBC LA

A proposed statewide moratorium on digital billboards was endorsed Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council over the objections of sign company representatives who argued the bill infringes upon the control of local governments.