<![CDATA[Stop Urban Blight! - Blog]]>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:23 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Resident leads community against graffiti.]]>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:41:36 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/05/resident-leads-community-against-graffiti.htmlErik is truly passionate about his community. Not long after he moved there he and his wife decided to form a group to curb this problem. That was seven years ago!

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<![CDATA[Dedication to vandalism.]]>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:46 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/05/dedication-to-vandalism.htmlIt's amazing how far vandals go just to tag. Or the amount of supplies they "invest" in.

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<![CDATA[Giving Mother Earth a helping hand.]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:22:21 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/giving-mother-earth-a-helping-hand.htmlDid you help out on Earth Day? Did your city do some clean up? Stop Urban Blight was a part of Oakland's Earth Day by supplying graffiti kits!

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<![CDATA[Leave cleaning to the professionals.]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:56:39 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/leave-cleaning-to-the-professionals.htmlI've mentioned that doing graffiti can be hazardous to your health, with falling off buildings or getting hit by a train or even having a run-in with a rival crew. But when you are trying to do good, you don't expect to get hurt.

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<![CDATA[Graffiti overtaking our nation's capital.]]>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:22:36 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/graffiti-overtaking-our-nations-capital.htmlWhile some cities are seeing a decrease in graffiti clean-ups, Washington D.C.'s just keeps increasing. Why is this?

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<![CDATA[Sales tax pays for special crime unit comeback.]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:06:16 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/sales-tax-pays-for-special-crime-unit-comeback.htmlWhile one department closes, another makes a comeback. Thanks to a slight tax increase voters approved at the last election. With the weather getting warmer, it couldn't come at a better time.

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<![CDATA[Another graffiti task force disbanded.]]>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:03:02 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/another-graffiti-task-force-disbanded.htmlBut not due to budget cuts, due to their services needed elsewhere. However, since graffiti can be considered a gateway crime, wouldn't it be better to keep these officers where they are so the workload doesn't get heavier?

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<![CDATA[Little town makes little progress.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:28:39 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/little-town-makes-little-progress.htmlI was able to speak to this little town's one and only graffiti officer at the Portland Anti-Graffiti Summit that was held last week. He told me that even though his city is small (12,000 people) they have a huge gang problem and thus a huge graffiti vandalism problem.

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<![CDATA[Young girl a rarity.]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:26:56 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/young-girl-a-rarity.htmlIt's nice to see a young person interested in improving their community!

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<![CDATA[Graffiti to teach?]]>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:25:55 GMThttp://www.stopub.org/1/post/2013/04/graffiti-to-teach.htmlGraffiti artists formed a group to help teach impoverished children, even if it's only for a couple of hours a week. 

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