Billboard Insider recently brought to my attention a controversial issue involving Oakland’s ordinance designed to regulate and permit firearms, and how it may run afoul of a billboard operator’s right to free speech. The ordinance passed in 1992 states that any person “engaged in the business” of selling or advertising […]
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Company of the Day: Becker Boards
Company: Becker Boards Market: Arizona, Florida, California, Illinois & Michigan Headquarters: 4350 E Camelback Rd, Suite B-195, Phoenix, AZ 85018 Phone: 480-370-7740 Becker Boards is the largest privately held billboard company in Phoenix. It was founded by Mark Becker, a former real estate lawyer and developer and entrepreneur Joseph White. The company has 450 total […]
Oakland Approves Digitals to Becker and OUTFRONT Foster Interstate LLC , Clear Channel Left Out of Final Agreement
The Oaklandside reports that the Oakland City Council voted 6-0 to allow Becker Boards LLC and Outfront Foster Interstate LLC to remove 50 existing advertising signs throughout Oakland and replace these with 10 new double-sided digital billboards near freeways. Three council members who endorsed the deal when it was first […]

















