Why bother with beautification when we can make money? – Palo Alto Daily Post

Why bother with beautification when we can make money? – Palo Alto Daily Post

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor After banning new billboards along Highway 101 years ago, the Redwood City Council now wants to put up a billboard of its own on the very same freeway. In 2007, Redwood City banned billboards in the name of beautification. The city didn’t have the right to tear down existing billboards, but it stopped allowing new ones. Last Monday, City Council voted 5-2 to move forward with placing a digital billboard on 350 Conv…