Blog Archives - Stop Urban Blight!

Graffiti happens even in remote areas of the world.

1/31/2011

Botswana, Africa. Not a place you'd think graffiti would be but that is changing.

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Small town, overrun by graffiti

1/27/2011

Today's story comes out of Novato, California. A little out of the way town with nothing to really draw anyone's attention....except gang graffiti on the rise.

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Reno residents create their own graffiti task force.

1/25/2011

Today's story comes out of Reno, Nevada. A city that is losing the battle against graffiti. It is down to one part-time employee dedicated to removing graffiti and one part-time detective to investigate graffiti. Residents want their city cleaned up.

To read the full article, and comments, follow the link:
http://bit.ly/fR1aWAweeblylink_new_window

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Tagging on the rise, but so is the reporting of it.

1/17/2011

Today's story comes out of San Jose, California. Non-gang tagging seems to be on the rise. They suspect groups of kids running rampant with spray cans.

To read the full article and see the video, follow the link:
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Graffiti comes in many forms.

1/14/2011

Graffiti isn't just about tagging or vandalism. Sometimes it's meant to hurt someone and send them a clear (and menacing) message. Such is today's story coming out of Alamo, California. A quiet town until now.

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Vandals get caught in the act thanks to witness.

1/13/2011

It's all about being aware of your surroundings and taking care of your neighborhood. When a resident spotted two teens vandalizing a building, she called the police and they were able to arrest the two teens on the spot even before the paint dried!

To read the full article, follow the link:
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L.A. to possibly cut graffiti removal program.

1/12/2011

Granted, cutting this program would mean an extra 1.5 million dollars in the budget for Los Angeles. But with a city with over 3.83 million people, graffiti is rampant and cutting this program would not bode well.

To read the full article (plus comments), follow the link:
http://lat.ms/hPyAxoweeblylink_new_window

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Suspect in Arizona shooting has prior graffiti arrest.

1/11/2011

Although the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords isn't graffiti news per se, we found it interesting that the shooter had a prior arrest for graffiti vandalism. So that begs the question....does graffiti vandalism pave the way for future criminal activity?

To read the full article, follow the link:
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Federal charges for one of ancient Red Rock tagger.

1/10/2011

This is a follow up from our blog post a few months ago. The ancient Red Rock Canyon in Nevada was vandalized with a few different monikers; "Pee Wee" being one of them. Police arrested "Pee Wee" and plan on taking him to federal court.

To read the full article (plus amusing comments), follow the link:
http://bit.ly/glxwJbweeblylink_new_window

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Residents plead with city to keep current graffiti program.

1/7/2011

If it's not broke, why fix it? That's usually the case with things but not when it comes to the budget crisis. That's what it all comes down to......money. The graffiti program in Merced, California is up for grabs and the city is contemplating going with a cheaper source. But the residents want to keep their current solution.

To read the full article, follow the link:
http://bit.ly/f7XIrhweeblylink_new_window

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