Entries by Laurie Spivack

Graffiti removal in Portland to get a funding boost

April 9, 2019 in /by

Who said there is no money in graffiti removal?  The City of Portland, OR is increasing it’s funding for its current $600,000 program by $400,000.  Yes, that is ONE MILLION DOLLARS for graffiti removal by private contractor in one city in this huge country.  City, county and other local governments spend over 3.8 BILLION annually […]

VIRGINIA CHURCH TAGGED. PASTOR WANTS ANSWERS

April 1, 2019 in /by

Rev. Clarence Thweatt of the Wilborne Baptist Church wants to know why their building has been tagged with graffiti.  The church has been in the community for 150 years.  Why now?  The answer is simpler than you may think.  Besides Gang Graffiti, tagging is not personal.   The majority of graffiti tagging is done by disenfranchised […]

THE COST OF GRAFFITI REMOVAL

March 27, 2019 in /by

This one piece of graffiti on an Aukland, New Zeland transit train will cost tax payers $3000 to remove.  It doesn’t matter that the graffiti supports the victims of a hate crime.  It is still graffiti and still needs to be removed.  Who is removing the graffiti?  Who is earning $3000?  This type of graffiti […]

CHULA VISTA, CA CITIZENS TURN LEMONS INTO LEMONADE

March 20, 2019 in , /by

City Council Member Mike Diaz and nearby MAAC Community Charter School reached out to the community and the city to transform a heavily tagged wall into a beautiful mural and tiny city park. The city provided funding through a Community Development Block Grant for the mural, landscaping, walkway, benches and sidewalk. This is a GREAT […]

SKATE PARKS AND GRAFFITI

March 8, 2019 in , /by

A public skate board park in Savannah, GA vandalized with graffiti.  Graffiti is common in parks on play structures, skate bowls and comfort stations.  Many local parks departments will be ecstatic to have a Goodbye Graffiti business in their area to take care of this. Photo source- Boe Parries

SIOUX FALLS, SD UNDERSTANDS GRAFFITI

March 8, 2019 in , /by

Sioux Falls, SD has recently launched an app for its citizens.  This app will allow people to submit requests for issues like graffiti removal, litter pick up, etc.  Even little ole Sioux Falls with a population of less than 200,000 understands that graffiti is a problem that needs to be addressed.