The billboards are going up. And the city of Sacramento will take in a hefty sum. Clear Channel Outdoor will set up four new digital billboards on property leased from the city. The City Council unanimously approved the deal Tuesday night. Signing bonuses with Clear Channel will bring in $330,000, according to Tom Zeidner, senior development project manager for the city. The leases said the city will receive $720,000 in rent from Clear Channel yearly for five years. The company will put four billboards at the following locations: the north side of Interstate 80 and east of Northgate Boulevard; Business 80 and Fulton Avenue; the west side of Highway 99 and south of Mack Road; the west s

Braziel in Seattle Police Chief Rick Braziel will be in Seattle on Saturday to interview for a job leading that city’s Police Department, Sacramento Police Department spokesman Norm Leong said Friday. Braziel is competing with 10 other candidates for the job. Leong added that the city of Seattle is expected to narrow the group of candidates to three on Tuesday. *** Billboards and dollars The Sacramento City Council will decide Tuesday whether to sign leases with Clear Channel Outdoor for four digital billboards to be placed on city property. The city would garner $330,000 in signing bonuses, according to a report by Tom Zeidner, senior development project manager.  During the first f

The City of Sacramento is negotiating a deal with Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) to install four digital billboards along several freeways within city limits. The four proposed digital billboards would be located at Interstate 80 at Northgate, Interstate 5 at Richards Blvd., Capital City Freeway at Fulton Ave., and Highway 99 at Mack Road. The city’s goals for installing the digital billboards are to diversify and increase city funds. According to Tom Zeidner, the senior economic development project manager, the financial terms between the city and CCO are still being negotiated, and he is not able to discuss the specifics. The revenue the city is expected to earn and how it will be distr

New digital billboards from Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., may be placed at city-owned locations if negotiations between the company and the city are successful. The city is pursuing talks with Clear Channel as a way to earn revenue for the cash-strapped city government. The City Council unanimously decided Tuesday to start negotiations with Clear Channel for digital billboard placement. The city is undergoing severe economic problems and recently laid off 135 employees. The digital billboards would be placed at the following three spots: the area following the south side of Interstate 80 and east of Northgate Boulevard; the area of Interstate 5 and Richards Boulevard; and near Haggin Oaks