Billboard company spent thousands lobbying San Jose officials – and succeeded (MSN – San Jose Spotlight)

by Vicente Vera. An Ohio media company spent thousands of dollars lobbying San Jose officials to vote in favor of new digital billboards downtown — and succeeded. Public lobbying reports show Orange Barrel Media spent as much as $30,000 in January and February to hire lobbyists who met with everyone on the San Jose City Council or their staff, excluding Councilmember Peter Ortiz. […]