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Going after the graffiti

Friday, July 18, 2008

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Dear editor, Kudos to the Napa Graffiti Abatement program! Anyone interested in preserving our quality of life in Napa and removing ugly, destructive, graffiti can program the number into their phone for quick access: 257-9528.

Sam Shweiky / Napa

4 comment(s)

funnyme wrote on Jul 18, 2008 5:10 AM:

" I wonder if Mr. Sam Shweiki would like to come o BMII and be part of the "~NVR Bloggermania Force~" (It has a ring to it, you have to admit) to "~Make Napa Better For Ourselves By Ourselves~".
Just a thought. "

napabicycler wrote on Jul 18, 2008 9:02 AM:

" Graffiti Abatement does a wonderful job. I would like to address the issue of the bike bridge over hwy 29 (CA Blvd. to Solano): this stretch is a visual nightmare. The graffiti is racist, hateful, and breeding violence. I was told that it is not in the jurisdiction of the Graffiti Abatement officer to clean it up. Why? Also, the new building at First & Randolph is already tagged on the back side (Second St), about 2 feet high by 8 feet wide. Quite unsightly. "

napa wine guy wrote on Jul 18, 2008 11:37 AM:

" We pretty took care of the skateboarding with a few parks. Why not let some of the taggers work on a couple walls and let them work out their frustrations. Vancouver, Seattle and SFO has had great results channelling gang tags into viable art work to be proud of. "

napapeace wrote on Jul 18, 2008 2:10 PM:

" In regards to "napa wine guy's" good suggestion: I've always thought that a dedicated wall for taggers may work and I'm sure we could learn a lot from the successes and failures of cities like SF and Seattle. I guess an issue is, how do we tell gangs to play nice and respect the artwork of others (rivals)? I could see the idea working for graffiti "artists" more so than gang members, perhaps. "

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