San Francisco mulls aerial advertising ban
23 Jul 2013
Planes with advertising banners might become history in the skies of San Francisco, following years of complaints of noise from sky advertising banners by San Franciscans.
An ordinance seeking a ban on aerial advertising is under consideration of San Francisco, despite the patchy success of such bans in other cities and raises questions whether a potential ban would conflict with federal law, AP reported.
Tthough an aerial advertising ban in Honolulu was upheld by a federal appeals court, attempts in other cities seeking similar bans had run into trouble.
Legal experts say a ban might violate constitutionally guaranteed free speech rights, the report said adding that the Federal Aviation Administration planned to look into San Francisco's ordinance.
Meanwhile, ABC 7 reported, the city lawmakers would decide today whether to restrict temporarily aerial advertising over the Americas Cup races. though some mooted a permanent citywide ban.
The aerial commercials in the US have been around since the 1930s.
