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Supes mull plan to help property owners clean graffiti
Supes are mulling a proposal to provide free DPW help to clean up graffiti on business and residential property in commercial corridors.Read More
Police investigate Chinatown graffiti as possible hate crime
Graffiti found in Oakland’s Chinatown last week is being investigated as a possible hate crime, police said Monday. The vandalism occurred at a market on the 300 block of...Read More
Police investigate three graffiti incidents as hate crime
Police in Palo Alto are investigating vandalism in a park restroom found Wednesday as a hate crime.Read More
Supe pushes to temporarily pause graffiti citations on property owners
A member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors plans at Tuesday’s meeting to introduce legislation that would temporarily suspend citations to businesses and property owners for graffiti on their...Read More
Suspected arson attack on Armenian church causes extensive damage
Police are investigating a suspected arson that took place early Thursday morning at an Armenian church in San Francisco’s Laurel Heights neighborhood. Firefighters initially responded to the blaze just...Read More
County launches Mobile Citizen app to report potholes, graffiti, dumping
A new smartphone application allowing residents to easily and quickly report public works concerns has been launched, Contra Costa County officials said. The application, called Mobile Citizen with an...Read More
Public Works starts ‘SidewalkSpotlightSF’ deep cleaning effort
San Francisco Public Works on Thursday launched a new initiative to deep-clean busy neighborhood corridors throughout the city. Dubbed SidewalkSpotlightSF, the initiative will focus on litter removal, steam cleaning,...Read More
Police arrest 16-year-old suspected of nearly 200 tagging incidents
Police in Sebastopol on Friday arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a months-long vandalism streak. The male juvenile was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism, according to the Sebastopol...Read More
San Ramon middle school on lockdown due to shooting threat
Iron Horse Middle School in San Ramon has been placed on lockdown Thursday morning after the discovery of graffiti threatening a school shooting planned for noon. According to a...Read More
Threatening graffiti prompts Benicia Middle School lockdown
Benicia Middle School was temporarily locked down as a precaution Wednesday morning after threatening graffiti was found in a bathroom.Read More
Grand jury indictments target notorious graffiti vandals
Seven people have been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly vandalizing small businesses and recreational areas with graffiti.Read More
Diablo Valley campus closed due to threat
Diablo Valley College has canceled all classes and college activities Thursday at their main Pleasant Hill campus after graffiti was found threatening gun violence on campus, according to the...Read More
San Leandro HS locks down after threatening graffitti found
San Leandro High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after graffiti was found on the campus threatening a school shooting.Read More
Graffiti threats cause middle school lockdown
Willowside Middle School in west Sonoma County was locked down Tuesday after threatening graffiti was found twice in a boys' bathroom, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.Read More
Racist graffiti found in SJ State student housing
Students found two swastikas and hateful graffiti in campus housing at San Jose State University on Tuesday evening.Read More
Josué Rojas tackles gentrification in Mission exhibit
Mission artist and muralist Josué Rojas exudes an eclectic mix of old-school cool and contemporary creativity.Read More
Prolific Contra Costa tagger nabbed in Antioch
Police said a “prolific” graffiti artist who had tagged many locations in eastern Contra Costa County was arrested on Monday night when he was caught tagging a water tower...Read More
Vigilante pothole fillers incite action
Oakland public works officials are encouraging residents to notify them about streets in need of repair rather than taking matters into their own hands after potholes were found filled...Read More