Salt Lake City executives argue electronic billboards are more than a nuisance: they are a threat to the health, safety and welfare of residents.

Billboard industry bosses say any danger is overblown, unproven and that the real threat is to business and employees by government looking to unleash a regulatory ban.

The billboard battle continued Tuesday at City Hall as an army of industry employees and lawyers pushed back against Mayor Ralph Becker’s proposed ban on the image-alternating digital signs along major thoroughfares in the city. (Read More)