Oakland City approves digital billboard deal with Becker Boards LLC and Outfront Foster Interstate LLC; Clear Channel Outdoor alleges the deal is “tainted” (Oakland Side)

by Eli Wolfe. Oakland officials approved a billboard development deal with two companies that will add millions of dollars to the coffers of the city and community organizations over the next four decades. But a rival firm claims the city’s deal-making process was tainted by lies, secrecy, and possible violations of government transparency laws. […]