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Finance panel forwards Clear Channel transit-shelter deal to full board amid concerns about digital ads and future amendments
Summary
SFMTA presented a negotiated 15-year transit-shelter advertising and maintenance agreement with Clear Channel that would pay an upfront sum and annual guarantees to the city; Supervisors sent the ordinance and controller report to the full board without recommendation while demanding clearer limits on signal-cover ads, experimental advertising and amending language that could confer future exclusive rights.
San Francisco The Finance Committee considered a major, long-term advertising and street-furniture agreement negotiated by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Clear Channel Outdoor.
SFMTA staff said the proposed 15-year deal would provide an upfront payment (the staff cited roughly $33.5 million) and annual minimum-guarantees that materially increase revenues available to the agency. The agreement requires the contractor to replace and maintain thousands of shelters and kiosks, install next-Muni signage at shelters, meet twice-weekly maintenance inspections, use vandal-resistant materials and offer online reporting for maintenance requests. The contract also includes…
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