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Board approves 5‑year extension with Clear Channel despite BLA concerns about shelter maintenance and revenue shortfalls
Summary
The board unanimously approved a five‑year amendment to San Francisco's transit advertising agreement with Clear Channel (item 15), while the Budget and Legislative Analyst warned the contractor has not met inspection and repair tracking requirements and that the city is giving up projected revenue.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution on Nov. 29 approving the second amendment to the transit‑advertising agreement with Clear Channel (identified in materials as Lehi Channel Outdoor LLC), extending the contract five years from Dec. 7, 2022, through Dec. 7, 2027, and adjusting payment and maintenance terms.
Budget and Legislative Analyst Nick Menard told the board that the BLA reviewed maintenance records and found the contractor did not meet the contract’s twice‑weekly inspection requirement for all shelters prior to the COVID‑era baseline: “In 2018 and ’19, the contractor inspected the shelters about 50% of the shelters, twice a week,” Menard said. “They’re below the 100% inspection schedule required by the contract, but they've demonstrated improvement over the past couple years.”
Menard also said the city lacks data showing whether Clear Channel…
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