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To obtain the actual text of the news mentioned in Bay Area TV and Newspapers you will have to find an archive kept by the news source. The Pleasant Hill Public Library maintains a microfilm archive of Contra Costa Times newspapers. The Times keeps some back issues. Call the Times for information.

Sunnyvale Police Arrest 15

News Center 4 (KRON-TV San Francisco) reported on the evening news for November 20, 1995 that Sunnyvale Police have arrested fifteen juveniles for some $32,000 of graffiti damage. A one month investigation by diligent officers resulted in the arrest of the vandals. The vandals will be billed for the damage they caused according to the report. If the kids can't pay their parents will. (Comment: As it should be.)

San Jose Curfew Ordinance

News Center 4 (KRON-TV San Francisco) reported on the evening news for November 21, 1995 that the City of San Jose is enforcing a juvenile curfew ordinance to help reduce juvenile vandalism, including graffiti. (Comment: This type of ordinance does not protect against the vandals over 18 of course. All of Pleasant Hill's culprits have been over 18.)

Cal Trans Can't Cope

The Contra Costa Times Newspaper for November 21, 1995, in the Editorial section commented on Caltrans inability to cope with the growing graffiti problem. The paper encouraged all jurisdictions to get together to clean graffiti as fast as the graffiti goes up. (Comment: They are about one year and one month behind the rest of us that have been pushing for the same thing but I really welcome another community organization finally taking notice that we have a serious problem to contend with.)

Gang Graffiti in Pleasant Hill

The Pleasant Hill Record Newspaper for November 23, 1995, in the Police Log section on page 2, lists a report of gang related graffiti vandalism to the rear of the Pleasant Hill Mervyn's department store that occurred on November 17.

Burglars Use Hate Graffiti

Channel 7 News Scene (KGO-TV) San Francisco reported in the evening news for December 6, 1995 that burglars used hate graffiti in the home of a Fremont African American family. The victims and neighbors were horrified.

Gang Assault in Concord

The Contra Costa Times Newspaper, on January 5, 1996, pages 1A and 12A ran a story of about a serious gang assault on Virginia Lane in Concord. This is several blocks from Pleasant Hill. Channel 7 News Scene (KGO-TV) San Francisco as well as KPIX-TV San Francisco ran news items on this story. Gang members ages 15-16 assaulted a family in their vehicle. This senseless act of violence has enraged our community. On page 12A of the Times a large picture of local gang graffiti is shown. Parents in the Solano Ave. area of Concord should look at this picture.

California Conservation Corps

The January 9, 1996 issue of the Contra Costa Times Newspaper reported on the California Conservation Corps cleaning graffiti from Bay Area freeways.

Concord Draw's Battle Lines

The January 29, 1996 issue of the Contra Costa Times Newspaper, on the front page, reported that "Concord draws battle lines on tagging, City to spend $50,000 in '96 on fast-response war against graffiti." Gang graffiti in Concord is out of hand. The city has a zero tolerance attitude. Must reading for Concord, Walnut Creek, and Pleasant Hill residents.

Soldier's Monument Tagged

The February 14, 1996 issue of the Contra Costa Times Newspaper, on page 5A ran an article by Times Staff entitled, "Pleasant Hill: Soldier's Monument hit with Graffiti by vandals." They interviewed Lt. Jack Harper of Pleasant Hill PD. (I have a personal interest in this story. That very Sunday, 2/11/96, I met the caretaker of this Monument Mr. George Lehrer for the first time. We found and reported the graffiti to the police. George volunteers on behalf of a veteran's group to keep the Monument and surrounding grounds clean. The graffiti was white supremacist graffiti by a gang called T.P.R. proclaiming a New World Order along with an expletive directed at the C.P.D. (Presumed to be Concord PD) One vandal's tag was ORO1." George had intended to contact the veteran's group responsible for the Monument to have the graffiti painted out. He didn't have the chance as you will read in the next news item.

Soldier's Monument Restored by Good Samaritan

The February 17, 1996 edition of the Contra Costa Times Newspaper on page 4A ran an article entitled "Man's initiative restores Monument." The article has some inaccuracies that I hope the Times endeavors to correct. The vandalism had been reported to police and the Veteran's group responsible for the Monument. The article describes how Robert Butterfield painted over the graffiti because of inaction by the city. Robert is right in that graffiti in our area is NOT abated quickly, despite the fact that we really do try, but the city is not responsible for County property. Robert did what so many of us have already been doing and that is cleaning the blight before it is up long enough to attract more graffiti. I wish the Times had commented on the graffiti covered commercial trailers on the lot across from the Monument. The vandals hit these trailers on a regular basis. The damage has been reported, but the owners of the property have taken no action.

Pleasant Hill Graffiti Task Force

The February 19, 1996 issue of the Contra Costa Times Newspaper on page 5A had an article entitled "Pleasant Hill Task Force is cleaning up. City officials, residents team up to fight graffiti. by C.K. Maclay. This was a Q.&A. interview with Lt. Jack Harper of the Pleasant Hill Police in which he discussed the nature and mission of the Pleasant Hill Anti Graffiti Task Force. Shown in the article is Pleasant Hill's Anti-Graffiti decal developed by the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce and the Civic Action Committee. Must reading for Pleasant Hill residents.

Prison Term Over Graffiti?

The February 23, 1996 issue of the Contra Costa Times Newspaper, in an article entitled "Man to Face possibility of prison term over graffiti," on page 3A (UpFront section) reports that "Donaciano Garcia-deLeon, age 20 was remanded into custody during a hearing on Thursday (2/22) to keep him from preying on the public." Bail was set at $43,916 which is roughly the amount ONE city, Walnut Creek, has spent cleaning up Garcia-deLeon's tag "toker." Pleasant Hill PD and Concord PD are cooperating on this arrest. Mr. Garcia-deLeon lived with his father in the town of Lafayette, CA. On a personal note I can't tell you how many of these "toker" tags I have cleaned up in Pleasant Hill! This vandal has been at work for over a year destroying public and private property. His attacks have included buildings, street signs, utility boxes, bridges, street curbs, and freeway property just to name a few. This arrest is a significant piece of police work! Thank you Walnut Creek Police!

The Anti-Graffiti Laser

The 5:00 P.M. March 28, 1996 broadcast from KTVU Channel 2 News in Oakland, California had a news story about the anti-graffiti laser being developed at Lawrence Livermore Labs. (An article on this laser appeared in last week's New York Times Newspaper.) The expensive laser ($250,000) is thought to be a graffiti removal technology of the future. It does not damage the painted surface as do high pressure sprays of water and soda. Livermore Labs hopes that by working with industry the price of the laser can be brought down and the technology made available to the public. The story referenced the cost of graffiti abatement. Viewers heard the cost of abatement in the Los Angeles area as being one hundred million dollars last year. There was a brief mention of Quentin Kopp's spray can ban bill now before the law makers in Sacramento. The law would outlaw spray cans entirely in California. I thought the story was excellent. No praise for vandals at KTVU!

Freeway Signs Near Moraga Tagged

The 10:00 P.M. June 28, 1996 broadcast of KPIX-TV Channel 5 News in San Francisco, California ran a story regarding graffiti vandals that had trashed the overhead freeway signs at the Caldecott Tunnel near Moraga. The story ran several very good pictures of the vandalism around Bay Area freeways and presented to viewers some of the horrendous costs involved. The San Jose, Ca. Anti Graffiti program was featured. This program spends 1.2 million dollars every year on graffiti abatement and zero tolerance programs. -- This was an excellent news story. --

Fremont Police Seize Evidence

The Thursday, July 25, 1996 Contra Costa Times on page 4A ran a story entitled "Notebooks, photos of work seized as evidence at homes of suspected graffiti vandals." The article was by Lisa Reynolds. Lisa reported that four vandals ages 15-19 were arrested by Fremont, CA police for graffiti vandalism extending from Alameda to Contra Costa County. Two vandals are adults: Roman Udakov, and Robert Pearson both from Fremont. Great work Fremont PD! Another crew bites the dust!

Northern California Graffiti Task Force

The Thursday, August 22, 1996 edition of the Contra Costa Times newspaper, on page 7A ran a story entitled, "Cities join in fight against graffiti. task force likes Berkeley program to pay teenagers for cleanup." The article was by Chuck Squatrigilia. The article informs county readers that 70 Northern California cities have formed the Northern California Graffiti Task Force to "discuss ways to curb vandalism."

More Cal Trans News

The Friday, August 30, 1996 edition of the Contra Costa Times newspaper, on page 3A ran a story by times staff writer Robert Oakes entitled,"Hope for Graffiti-marred freeway signs fades with paint." The article describes Caltrans efforts to abate graffiti on freeway signs. There is apparently more effort being directed at abatement in Contra Costa than the Times and Robert Oakes reported last year in the article about Caltrans having no funding. There is very little evidence that Caltrans takes graffiti abatement seriously in the Bay Area however. This article is misleading in that sense. Freeway signs in Pleasant Hill have been damaged for over two years with no effort shown to clean them. Look at the freeway sound walls along highway 24 from the 580 interchange. You can see the mural vandals are having a field day on the sound wall that faces the freeway. These murals have been up for months with new ones appearing all the time. I'm not sure what this article was reporting exactly. A follow up from last year's article on Caltrans admitted inability to keep up with the damage would have been nice to read. This article just left readers with the impression Caltrans was having difficulty picking the right color of paint and that the Bay Area graffiti problem was minuscule compared to Southern California. One has to wonder if Caltrans took abatement seriously in the Bay Area just how serious the problem would continue to actually be?

Bay Area Freeway Signs Damaged

The 6:00 P.M. news broadcast for Monday, September 9, 1996 from KRON-TV News Center 4 in San Francisco, CA carried a story by Phil Matier regarding damage to freeway signs by graffiti vandals. He covered recent damage to freeway signs along I380 near San Bruno, CA. Vandals have climbed freeway sign posts and painted over lengthy portions of the signs. A Cal Trans representative claimed that Cal Trans spends 1 million dollars annually on graffiti abatement in the Bay Area and 5 million dollars state wide. (This surprises me because none of this money is being spent in Pleasant Hill!) The representative from Cal Trans left me with the impression that there was no way to protect freeway signs from vandals. Some of the signs along I380 have been repainted on numerous occasions. (He must not be aware that coiled concertina wire is used in Southern, California now to keep vandals away from over head freeway signs or that companies in Southern California specialize in devices for freeway signs that keep vandals at bay.) The story was well done. It graphically portrayed the real tragedy of graffiti vandalism, a tragedy that is celebrated on the Internet by graffiti advocate web pages. The vandalism is a slam against the motoring public who need the signs to find their way, and the abatement costs offend the sensibilities of any reasonable person. There was no art in this story only senseless vandalism. Good job News Center 4!

News about graffiti vandalism from the rest of the World

Alleged Tagger Falls (JUMPS!) 100 Feet

(Los Angeles Times, June 12, 1997) Los Angeles, San Diego Freeway. The Los Angeles Times reported that alleged tagger Daniel "OZIE" Supple plunged 100 feet from an overpass breaking his spine, his ankles, and his left arm. CHP officers arrested Supple on felony vandalism charges at the hospital. Supple is a resident of Woodland Hills, Ca. Supple jumped because he saw no way down! Supple is so far responsible fro some $68,000 in damage to property in the L.A. area.

Croation Graffiti Targets Serbs

(Hamilton Spectator, Dec 14, 1996) STONEY CREEK, ONTARIO CANADA. The paper reported graffiti vandalism at Orchard Park Secondary School. Daubed on two of the yellow brick courtyard walls were images including a swastika and a Croatian crest plus a phrase in Croation unflattering to the large Serbian student population.

New York Museum Hosts Vandals

A story coming from Assocuated Press by Larry McShane, date line (New York) AP-NY-10-19-06 1600EDT details a gathering of vandals, anti graffiti activists, and educators at the Museum of the City of New York. Hot debates on the Graffiti is or is not art issue. One particpant said, "Graffiti is to art as rape is to sex!" Locate the article it is must reading!

Alhambra Vandal is Political

The Los Angeles Times for October 8, 1996 reports a vandal spray painted "Kinman for City Council" along commercial property and store fronts on Main St in Alhambra. Candidate Gay Kinman was surprised and pleased.

L.A. Freeway Vandals Taggers?

The Los Angeles Times for Friday, October 11, 1996 reports in an article on page A20 entitled, "WINDOWS: More Arrests Are Expected in String of Attacks. 2 Arrests Made, More expected in Window Attacks," that CHP suspect these attacks are being done by graffiti tagging crews and gangs. CHP are reportedly seeking felony charges against Hugo Hernandez age 22, and Jose Soto, age 21. Over 240 incidents of freeway vandalism have been reported. (Comment: Paint just wasn't enough. Now law enforcement expects this new and very dangerous form of vandalism to spread in the form of copycat crimes. How can this be considered art? When is the madness going to end? )

Pioneer Ford's X-Man Fights Graffiti!

The Friday, August 2, 1996 issue of The Phoenix Gazette and The Arizona Republic on page 5 (West Community section) in an article entitled "Unpainting the Town, Car dealership drives battle against graffiti," reports that the Pioneer Ford Community Service Program and Xavier Brizaar, otherwise know as the X-MAN are leading in the fight against graffiti vandalism in Phoenix. A remarkable story on a program that should make Ford quite proud!

"N. Phoenix graffiti vandal admits guilt, may get prison, "

The Thursday, August 1, 1996 edition of The Arizona Republic on page B2 (Law and Order section) in an article entitled, "N. Phoenix graffiti vandal admits guilt, may get prison, " reports that Joshua Browley was arrested after police stepped up graffiti investigations. The paper said this case was one of the toughest graffiti prosecutions for Valley police. Sentencing takes place September 16. (Thank you Xavier Brizaar of Pioneer Ford Community Service Program for furnishing this article to Graffiti in the News!)

Graffiti mars Serbian Church

The Saturday, August 16, 1996 issue of The Arizona Republic, on page B4 (Religion Section) in an article entitled "Spray painted words called hate crime. Graffiti mars Serbian Church, " reports how graffiti vandals covered the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church with Croation hate slang directed at the Serbian congregation. This church is located in Phoenix, AZ. The community is shocked! (Thank you Xavier Brizaar of Pioneer Ford Community Service Program for furnishing this article to Graffiti in the News.)

• Scientists use laser weapons to combat graffiti
  (Correspondent Susan Reed ) "SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Graffiti is not only an eyesore, it's a kick in the pocketbook. Across the United States, the cost of cleaning up graffiti is estimated at $7 billion a year."
• Graffiti: Art or vandalism?
  U.S. cities fear its spread, March 23, 1996
• Occult Graffiti in New York
  Graffiti with a real sick twist.
• The "Street of Killers"
  The Wrong Turn gang slaying of a three year old girl in a graffiti and gang infested neighborhood.
• News Briefs for 11/17/95
  Detroit Free Press union members allegedly use graffiti to intimidate. (Page down to read the article.)
• Militants Suspected of Plotting Assassination
  Article on 11/8/95 regarding a right wing group in Israel being investigated as part of the Rabin assassination. Pictured in this article is "hate" graffiti.
• The Great Pyramid Takes a Breather
  We will call it "monument graffiti." Vandalism of national treasures by thoughtless visitors. Etching names and symbols in rock is one topic of this story on monument preservation in Egypt.
• Nice Pants No More: The Wrong Message
  A good example of sending the wrong message. Encouraging vandalism through commercial art. Levi pulls their ads. So is graffiti "art" sending the wrong message?
• "Californians might get spanked for graffiti."
  The contents of this bill is available on the Crime & Law page.
• CNN Search Engine
  The above links were found using CNN's valuable search service using the keyword "graffiti." I'm not sure how long these links live. Others are bound to appear so check it out!

These articles were found using the Chronicle and Examiner WAIS search utility at The Gate using the keyword "graffiti. "You can search the Chronicle : at this URL and the Examiner at this URL.

These San Francisco papers have done many graffiti related articles that are good reading for anyone interested in this topic. Take the time to visit the Internet Editions of these papers and read the articles! By all means try searches on other related keywords. Each of these papers has great reporters that really care about the community. Take time to thank the gate for maintaining this site and encouraging the papers to keep ahead of this topic.

• Chronicle: Rec and Park Dept. Ready to Fix Up Golden Gate Park Commodes by Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
• Chronicle: Muni Rider Puts Collar on `Tagging' Teen
• Chronicle: Monumental Mystery in S.F. Scrawler targets North Beach plaque celebrating early California heroine, Carl Nolte, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Chronicle: MARK SIMON -- A Response To Racist Graffiti Woodside students show support for minorities
• Chronicle: S.F. Cleanup a Hit -- `Adopt a Street' Could Follow, by Edward Epstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Chronicle: KEN GARCIA -- Where the Real Power Lives in S.F. Park dustup proves neighborhoods' muscle
• Chronicle: BAY AREA REPORT -- SAN FRANCISCO ACLU Calls for Entries In Art Competition
• Racial Incidents Rock Carlmont High School East Palo Alto kids complain of harassment John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer
• KEN GARCIA -- His Mission: Give Graffiti Brush-Off Relentless campaign to erase vandals' tags
• Panel OKs Plan Making Taggers Erase Own Work, Edward Epstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Policing the playgrounds Gunfire, gangs and graffiti at many S.F. recreation centers EXAMINER EDITORIAL WRITER
• Teen vandal patrol urged for Sunset Supervisors make proposal in light of recent graffiti spree Gregory Lewis OF THE EXAMINER STAFF
• Supervisors Blast Hate Vandalism Board acts to stop attacks on Asian firms in Sunset Edward Epstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
• S.F. parks on alert Crime plagues playgrounds, survey finds Zachary Coile OF THE EXAMINER STAFF
• Reading the Writing on the Wall `Graffito' renews the art vs. vandalism debate REVIEWED BY, KENNETH BAKER: GRAFFITO
  For only $27.50 you get the pictures and another graffiti advocate's stab at the cave man or "Pompei" theory of graffiti appreciation with just a dash of the obfuscatory economic oppression theory for spice. Vandalism isn't vandalism anymore, at least to Mr. Walsh.
• San Francisco Chronicle: Million-Dollar Plan Seeks to Erase Graffiti on BART by Catherine Bowman, Chronicle East Bay Bureau
• "Graffiti Writers Who Never Retire Removing their artwork costs U.S. $4 billion a year," Rick DelVecchio, Chronicle East Bay Bureau
• "WEST BAY March, rally held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.," Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
• "Reclaiming a Street Corner Tenderloin group sues to drive out drug dealers," David Dietz, Chronicle Staff Writer
• "NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A MISSION Residents hope lights, cleanup will restore area," Edward Epstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
• "Wee-Wee for Family Values," ARTHUR HOPPE
• "Venice Beach Mourns Lost Graffiti Cleanup crew goofed, painted over 20 years worth of popular street art ," Rick DelVecchio, Chronicle Staff Writer
• "LEAH GARCHIK'S PERSONALS," MASTERS OF THE PAVEMENT
• "Genuine Street Art Artist's project a concrete success at Capp Street," KENNETH BAKER, Chronicle Art Critic
• "Graffiti Gangs Crushed in Sting Task force arrests 9 in regional effort ." Rick DelVecchio, Chronicle East Bay Bureau
• San Jose Draws Up Plan To Help Erase Graffiti
  Parents would pay up to $300 for cleanup costs, Maria Alicia Gaura, Chronicle South Bay Bureau
• YOUTH PROGRAM OUT OF FUNDS
  Mayor budgets no money to pay ex-gang members to ride buses by Rachel Gordon
• Budget Shows S.F. Is Now In the Pink
  438 new workers, no tax increases (10 percent increase in spending for city efforts to clean streets and remove graffiti. ) John King, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Muni Testing Graffiti-Proof White Paint
  New color scheme much cheaper than familiar patterns now in use Edward Epstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Citizen Street Patrols Armed for Duty
  Cellular phones issued to lookouts in S.F. Tenderloin by Glen Martin, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Oakland to Boost Street Patrols
  Hiring freeze will be lifted -- 90 more cops to be hired (One reason is to combat blight and graffiti.)
• Advertisers Finally Discovering Kiosks
  Julia Angwin, Chronicle Staff Writer (Cost of cleaning graffiti from San Francisco bus stops at the bottom of this article.)
• Letters to the Editor: Graffiti Windfall
  "As long as the public is unaware of the true situation regarding graffiti, we will continue to suffer from it in California and throughout the country." GREGORY D. TOTTEN, Executive Director California District Attorneys Association Sacramento.
• Examiner: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
  Graffiti not comical.
• New Plan to Thwart Graffiti Artists Taggers would need extension cords
  by Robert B. Gunnison, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
• KIDS AND THE LAW
  "Results of a survey by the California Bar Association of 600 youngsters ages 10 to 14, throughout the state" See what the kids say about graffiti!
• Volunteer Group to Clean Up S.F.'s Crocker Amazon Park
  Catherine Bowman, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Youth Monitors Start Patrols on Muni
  Mayor's idea becomes reality as 20 young people get to work - Catherine Bowman, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Artists, Vandals Collaborate On Murals at New Library
  Artists, Vandals Collaborate On Murals at New Library Graffiti incorporated into art in African American center Teresa Moore, Chronicle Staff Writer (How vandals destroyed the work of other artists.)This is an excellent local article that really makes you think.
• S.F. police get 2 copters.
  To combat crime (including graffiti!), military gives City pair of choppers plus free parts in 1-year trial" Diana Walsh OF THE EXAMINER STAFF
• A Street Artist
  The `Street' Artist Who's Painting the Town JESSE HAMLIN, Chronicle Staff Writer
• Sacramento in Review
  "Graffiti -- Would require the state to establish a toll-free hotline to receive reports of juvenile graffiti vandalism and other nonviolent juvenile offenses; AB2290; Cortese, Ref.-San Jose. "
• "Kopp bids to fight graffiti by banning some spray paint "
  Steven A. Capps EXAMINER SACRAMENTO BUREAU
• Graffiti Busters
  The February 9, 1996 Examiner Editorial about the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-Up Fund created after passage of Proposition D in San Francisco in 1991. A successful Anti-Graffiti program!
• Taggers move beyond graffiti
  This Public Art Delights the Eye / Taggers move beyond graffiti
• East Bay Workshop
  EAST BAY / Oakland Workshop On Removing Graffiti
• Jordan Budget Has More Graffiti Removers
  Jordan Budget Has More Cops, Graffiti Removers / Plan relies on economy staying strong
• Adopt-a-Block
  EDITORIAL -- Adopt-a-Block in the Tenderloin
• Adopt-a-Block' Program in Tenderloin
  `Adopt-a-Block' Program in Tenderloin Targets Crime and Blight
• Seattle's buses are clean
  PAGE ONE -- A Transit System That Works Seattle's buses are clean, on time
• Candidates Who Blight
  OPEN FORUM -- Candidates Who Blight Our City
• Vandalism Probe Results in 15 Arrests
  BAY AREA REPORT -- SOUTH BAY Graffiti Vandalism Probe Results in 15 Arrests
• AB1837; Figueroa, D-Fremont.
  Sacramento in Review -- graffiti and vandalism; AB1837; Figueroa, D-Fremont.
• Campus graffiti in '93 linked to elusive suspect
  Unabomber's Latest Victim Memorialized / Campus graffiti in '93 linked to elusive suspect.
• Graffiti Vandal's Killer Finally Arraigned
  Graffiti Vandal's Killer Finally Arraigned / Not-guilty plea to misdemeanor weapon charges
• Latinos Want Tagger's Killer Prosecuted
  Latinos Want Tagger's Killer Prosecuted
• Aunt Warns of Revenge
  Slain Youth's Aunt Warns of Revenge
• Out of the School Yard
  Janitors Having a Time Keeping Bad Stuff Out of the School Yard
• Art Teacher Punished For Graffiti
  Art Teacher Punished For Graffiti / `Midnight scrawler' must pay $40,000
• Probation for Vandal
  Spray-Paint Vandal Gets 3 Years' Probation
• Grappling with Graffiti
  Grappling With Graffiti
• Free Removal Of Tattoos
  SOUTH BAY / Free Removal Of Tattoos Will Continue
• Hate Graffiti in Fremont Burglary
  Black Family's Home Vandalized in Fremont
• McLaren Park Clean Up!
  Volunteers to Clean Up McLaren Park Today Focus is hillside used as dump
• Slain Vandal's Aunt Vows Revenge
  Slain Youth's Aunt Vows Revenge Friends of `tagger' outraged that killer won't face charges
• Abandoned Buildings and Graffiti
  Making a fuss over abandoned buildings. The Examiner Newspaper.
• The Politics of Paddling
  Think about it.
• The Movement to Make Child Abuse Official
  Stephanie Salter EXAMINER Columnist
• Graffiti Graduate
  Graffiti graduate goes on to paint murals for Philly
• Corporal Stupidity
  An editorial about the paddling law.
• Ancient native American rock art defaced in Marin
  Some New Agers vandalizing sites in West already.
• Bad Signs Of Bad Times
  DEBRA J. SAUNDERS: SIXTEEN SIGNS of decline in American culture: Teaching graffiti in schools.

• San Jose Residents in surveillance program help police bust 18 taggers in 16 weeks
  Published: Monday, September 18, 1995 By Raoul V. Mowatt Mercury News Staff Writer. My thanks to the San Jose Mercury News for putting this story on-line!
• PAINTING THE TOWN BEIGE
  STEALTHY GRAFFITI VIGILANTE STAYS ON TAGGERS' TAIL

• Lazybrook is first subdivision in city to name graffiti coordinator
  KATHLEEN MORROW This Week Correspondent
• Picture of a desk at Houston's Jefferson Davis high School.
  Graffiti, including gang-related material and drawings of marijuana leaves, cover a desk at Houston's Jefferson Davis high School. Houston Chronicle/Dave Einsel
• Bipartisan bloc whips effort to require paddling of graffiti vandals
  By ERIC BAILEY Los Angeles Times
• Precinct 4 office out to assist youth with new service directory
  By CHERYL DORSETT This Week Correspondent
• Vandal killer gets trash duty
  They were afraid the graffiti vandals would hurt him.
• The graffiti, "Figueroa assassin of the farmers,"
  Children play basketball in Atoyaquillo's square. The graffiti, "Figueroa assassin of the farmers," blasts Ruben Figueroa, governor of Guerrero, where police killed 17 farmers to stop an anti-government protest before it happened. Houston Chronicle/Dave Einsel
• Paddling bill moves ahead in California
  Los Angeles Times
• Stark scene
  Giant mural offers picture of east Houston life By K. PICA KAHN This Week Correspondent
• Church provides child care for La Porte's latchkey kids
  By MARY DeBAUCHE ThisWeek Correspondent
• Anti-gang director: Adults must play role in curtailing juvenile gangs
  AMY DORSETT ThisWeek Correspondent
• Busy year ahead for Alief group
  ACA recruits more volunteers CHARLES DE MANGIN ThisWeek

• Hot on the Trail of the Graffiti King
  By William Booth, Washington Post Staff Writer, Tuesday, May 6, 1997
• Fighting graffiti with graffiti
  Cal State University Fresno, California newspaper, INSIGHT ONLINE reports on an "ad hoc" mural program.
• Graffiti taggers itching to scratch .The city has cracked down on spray-painted scrawl. Now windows are targets for etching.
  Philadelphia Inquirer By Marc Kaufman and Richard Jones
• Harvey has the better bill Filed 8:25 - 6/11/96
  The Bakersfield Californian
• Appeal for greater public assistance in cleaning graffiti from Western Australia
  Ministerial Media Statement PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• IRT Train Kills Graffiti Vandals
  The tragic aftermath of painting in a rail road tunnel.
• Containing urban scrawl
  Graffiti troubles many communities outside the city . Stories about graffiti in the suburbs and surrounding area.
• Containing urban scrawl (index to topic)
  "It's unsightly vandalism, a spray-painted slash through the city's best face forward. So neighborhood groups, civic associations, politicians and business leaders have started an all-out assault on graffiti." The Philadelphia Daily News at Philadelphia On-Line This newspaper has taken a serious look at the community and built pages around the graffiti abatement topic. This is must reading!
• A New Florida Law Against Graffiti
  An Article from The Avion Newspaper, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida,
• An Example of Ethnic/Religious Hate Graffiti
  America was supposed to be a place of religious freedom. Muslims in Michigan didn't think graffiti damage to their mosque was very funny.
• "Urban Artists"
  An Article from the Cal State Chico Newspaper, The Orion.
• Chico State Paint Out!
  In April 1995, Chico State students painted the town. (from the Orion.)
• Hate Graffiti in the Rabin Assassination
  Vandals and hate are one in the same.
• Gang Graffiti
  An article in The Hastings Tribune
• More Gang Graffiti
  An Article from the Hastings Tribune
• Local businesses crack down on graffiti
  "El Independiente" March 1995 (South Tucson)
• Los Angeles Times
  Use the search capabilities at the Times to find some interesting articles. Registration required.

The U.K. Press: Lancashire Evening Telegraph News Archive

• "VANDALS daubed memorial headstones with paint in an attack on a cemetery. The attack caused so much distress to one woman, whose husband's grave was one of the ten, that she could not face visiting the spot until the graffiti was removed."
• "SPY cameras were installed in Blackburn buses to beat thugs and vandals. They were put on top decks and in drivers' cabs in a bid to boost security. The move followed four attacks on busmen in a month, but bus chiefs said the initial motivation was to combat vandalism and graffiti."
• "Bad impression for visitors SIR: I am writing to inform you that the Town Hall is not impressing the visitors at all, who come from another city or town, by this graffiti on the walls, litter on the floor and glass bottles, pollution and paper blowing from all over. "
• "What a filthy car park! SIR: Today I had an interesting experience. I visited the filthiest car park in Britain. I waded through bottles, cans and litter to the Pay and Display box, then exited onto barely lit, cluttered stairs, smelling as they had obviously been used as a public lavatory. I did not have the courage to use the quite disgusting graffiti covered lift. "
• "Sports stars at grand grafitti launch A T-shirted youth went to work with a spray can on a wall of AMEC Developments' plush premises in The Anchorage, Salford Quays - while VIPs looked on and clapped their approval."
• "The roots of crime A CLAMPDOWN on crime at its roots has worked in New York. There, a determined blitz on drug dealers, prostitutes, drunks, graffiti artists and other nuisances has led to a 17 per cent drop in serious crime"
• "Plea for help to beat vandals OFFICIALS of a vandal-hit church are hoping public-spirited local residents will help the police to put a stop to the attacks"
• "Parents to pay THE proposal to make better-off parents responsible for the crimes committed by their children has considerable merit. "
• "Crimebusting pays! CRIMEBUSTERS from Burnley have won a national award for work which has slashed crime in the town centre by nearly a third. "
• "Crackdown on young criminals YOUNG thugs will be forced to apologise to their victims and repair the damage they cause under plans by Home Secretary Jack Straw. "
• "Vandal attack spoils Scout and Guide big day VANDALS wrecked a big day for Scouts and Guides with a paint spraying rampage at their new hut. "
• "Residents celebrate best village awards RESIDENTS of Heapey and Eccleston are celebrating after grabbing top titles in the annual countywide Best Kept Village competition. "
• "Bid to run first townwatch ST HELENS is bidding to become the first area on Merseyside to employ 'townwatchers' to improve the town's feel-good factor. If successful, the project would recruit townwatchers from the local long-term unemployed. "
• "Drive out the drug dealers! POLICE are delivering letters to residents in a drug-plagued area urging them to help drive dealers from their streets. "
• "Bolton 'dirty old town' shock"
• "Bedroom window bid to beat vandals A SELF-employed TV repair man has set up camera surveillance in his bedroom window to help catch teeny terrors who are turning his families life into a nightmare. "
• "Vandals show no mercy CALLOUS vandals, intent on wrecking a school and injuring pupils, could soon find themselves caught in the act on spy cameras. "
• "Church fighting back against vandals RESIDENTS near a vandal-plagued church are being urged to help combat a rising tide of damage. "
• "New job on the front line BOBBY Ken Brooks is the latest policeman to start working on the front line in the battle to clean up an area plagued by drugs dealers. "
• "Beirut? No Burnley! RESIDENTS of the rundown Trafalgar flats are living a "Beirut nightmare", Burnley's council leader claimed last night. "

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