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I might disagree with you on graffiti

I saw a brand new van driving down a nearby thoroughfare* today, freshly painted and wrapped with graphics for a local graffiti removal firm ... of a private graffiti removal firm can be interpreted as catering to the petty prejudices and simplistic ... .** This is Ottawa. We do not have a quantifiable graffiti problem, no matter what resident [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 23:31:28

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The Buff

.flickr-photo { border: 0px; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0 ... a graffiti removal crew.Mike - Hi, what are you doing?Graffiti removal man - We have been instructed to clean ... - So you are removing all the art and graffiti throughout the city?GRM - Everything except Banksy.M- Why [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 11:04:00

Graffiti is translating the simplicity of words and letters into a visual art

In June this year (2008) the Ethekwini Municipality declared a war on what it calls ‘graffiti vandalism’. Gay Ropper, Director of Graffiti Removal Services postulated that factors attracting young people ... in a massive graffiti removal campaign, the Xenophobic attacks escalated throughout South Africa. Durban [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 15:21:46

First October weekend.

10.06.08 Remember how I was saying on Friday that I am willing to endure anguish (otherwise known as eating “clean”) ... to join my neighborhood Tag Team in our big graffiti removal effort. We’d planned to gather volunteers to remove graffiti in our neighborhood. We had all the tags documented and spreadsheeted [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:49:45

Small Victories

Things to be thankful for when I am finished bitching and moaning about how hot and cranky and crampy I am:1. My infuriated snit about the graffiti in my neighborhood led to me tabulating the list of tags, faxing it to a local graffiti-removal agency, and them coming and removing said graffiti [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 21:20:00

Mandatory Community Service Needed to Combat Graffiti and Vandalism in California

Mike Davis Member California State Assembly The City of Los Angeles strongly believes that murals and other public art found ... clean-up, such as graffiti removal, diverts City funds and resources originally intended for other ... of graffiti removal and the indirect costs relating to a devaluing of property and the loss of business [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 14:01:27

Graffiti Taggers busted

By CLARA HO, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA Six graffiti vandals have been caught tagging so far this year and each of them faces up to 12 mischief-related ... towards graffiti cleanup, graffiti-removal kits for citizens, public education campaigns, and funding ... , a group of about 60 volunteers who patrol the streets in their own personal vehicles to catch graffi [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 13:55:00

IW Council Leader Gets Hands On Graffiti Removal

Specialist cleaning equipment is being used across the Island to remove graffiti. Isle of Wight Council's Community Safety Service asked people to ring a special graffiti hotline to report any street tags they wanted to be removed... Copyright © 2008 This feed is provided [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 23:00:03

Buffed in Buffalo part II...

I've been thinking about these photos that I took around our dear Buffalo and have been incorporating chunky blocks of color into my drawings lately ... . We watched the film The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal by Matt McCormick. It's brilliant! If you just can't get enough, take a look at the flickr group The Secret Art of Graffiti Removal [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 01:18:00

Kent police target graffiti removal and get help from accused vandals

Three teenagers girls spent two days recently scrubbing down Green View Park, where they'd been caught spray painting graffiti earlier in September ... . The recent clean-up is part of the Kent Police Department's new graffiti removal program. The program focuses on prevention, enforcement and removal within 24 to 48 hours, the department reported [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 21:26:01

Enterprise 2.0 Forum: JP Rangaswami

I’m here at Enterprise 2.0 Forum in Cologne, enjoying the conference even though a lot of it is in German and I am entirely incompetent in the ... his “Graffiti Removal Hotline” piece is the message “Make sure that the cost of repair is kept equal ... bans chewing gum all together. Same is true about graffiti removal is the same. The cost of buying [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 10:07:58

Road to crime is strewn with litter

Nov 27, 2008STUDY OF HOW PEOPLE BEHAVEA PLACE that is covered in graffiti and festooned with rubbish makes people feel uneasy ... who now works at Rutgers University, initiated what became a vigorous campaign to remove graffiti ... , the removal of lead from petrol. An experimental test of the 'broken windows theory', as Dr Kelling [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 10:19:00

Do-Gooder.

11.07.08 Hmmm. What started out to be a beautiful, breezy, sunny 75 degree day is now a grey, breezy 75 degree day. I prefer the former ... as it usually is. The best part about it was that the members of the graffiti removal team (if you remember, we picked a Saturday in October and spent it removing graffiti all over the neighborhood [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 19:56:05

City Budget III: Public Works

Tomorrow is Election Day; if you haven’t voted yet, please do it tomorrow. Register your voice; don’t let the rest of us down ... , streetlights, parkways, etc etc), and keeping the city clean (graffiti removal, trash / recycling pickup, snow removal). All but a few of their duties fall into one of these two categories. In 2009 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 14:15:29

Clear Channel, Clean up your billboard graffiti!

(Update: July 18, 2008, 225pm: I must admit, I am surprised at the response my email has elicited ... with some information on the issues involved in removing graffiti from billboards and any other places more than 8 feet above the ground. The various graffiti removal organizations can't handle anything higher [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 06:42:53

Happy New Year

In early July, The Queens Courier declared “War on Graffiti” and the punks who are ruining our borough and our neighborhoods with their clandestine ... graffiti in our communities. The city offers free graffiti removal services to communities across ... of Fame” photo feature opposite this editorial. If you see graffiti in your neighborhoods, whether [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 21:59:00

KAI ONE Interview in the Arizona Daily Wildcat

If you haven't already figured it out by now, our friend KAI ONE never stops painting, never stops writing on and off the wall, ... gesture, Tucson's Graffiti Removal Program provides an anti-graffiti coloring book for printing ... and never gives up. There's something else you should never doubt either, not ever, graffiti [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 17:29:34

Cans carpet canvas with aerosol aesthetic

If kids don't want to color inside the lines, nobody's going to be able to make them; such is the nature of graffiti art. In a perhaps well-intentioned but tritely ironic gesture, Tucson's Graffiti Removal Program provides an anti-graffiti coloring book for printing from their Web site. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 11:39:09

President Carter and Georgia delegates volunteer in Denver

Democrats Work, Volunteers for America, Metro-Volunteers and the DNCC are hosting "Delegate Service Day" ... Graffiti /litter removal AL, GA, ND, SD Front Range Earth Force Nonprofit organization ... Serving meals IL, VI, WI Graffiti Removal (Downtown) Denver Solid Waste provides [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 20:06:38

Scum with spray cans

Scum with spray cans July 25th, 2008 14_image013.jpg There’s supposedly some measure of ‘code’ shared by all graffiti taggers ... . Deeply distressed, the staff called Graffiti Removal Services, who offered to clean it up. So, we’re ... with graffiti, give these guys a call, phone: 031 467 8626 Read the rest of this entry » Posted in Show [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 08:02:43

Idaho Delegates Volunteer in Denver

Democrats Work, Volunteers for America, Metro Volunteers and the DNCC are hosting "Delegate Service Day" ... Delegations Graffiti Removal (Stapleton) Denver Solid Waste provides waste management service to Denver residents Graffiti /litter removal AL, GA, ND, SD Front Range Earth Force [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 22:01:11

Texas Delegates Volunteer in Denver

Date: 2008-08-20 20:17:10

Nerd Strikes Back

So we don't know if whoever was spray-painting "Nerd" around the city ever really went away, ... know what to think about this, but we figured it was an opportunity to plug the city's graffiti-removal service ... directory's listing for "GRAFFITI BUSTERS." Just in case anyone's interested, the other two nerd-tags [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 22:56:51

Los Angeles Considers Anti-Graffiti Law

Some youths consider graffiti a rite of passage. They’re enticed by the thrill of sneaking around in the middle of the night to leave their mark ... price tag. Graffiti removal cost LA County $30 million last year. In 2007, Caltrans spent $5 on graffiti removal just in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. LA County Supervisor Gloria Molina said [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 11:22:02

Mayor talks tough on graffiti while gang signs linger at Othello Playground

Yesterday, Mayor Nickels was on KUOW's Conversation with Steve Scherr talking about getting "more aggressive" on graffiti ... the importance of reporting and especially removing graffiti from parks and public spaces within 48 hours ... to police officers in attendance on Sunday.It's been 45 hours and the graffiti remains, no doubt sending [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 12:32:00

The Art Of Graffiti Removal

Who would have thought that graffiti removal could be artistic? This flickr pool proves it. via SeeSaw Designs. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 03:24:03

Overheard In Banksy Country

Just found the following exchange while looking for Israeli street art on google: Mike - Hi, what are you doing? Graffiti removal man - We have been instructed to clean all these walls. M - Why? GRM - They have decided to clean up london for the 2012 olympics M - So you are removing all the art and graffiti [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 02:54:00

Mayor Hickenlooper says some stuff

Denver’s Mayor Hickenlooper gave a speech today and it makes you wonder if he even believes what he says ... that the city owns far more property than they should, as graffiti removal should be the responsibility ... by the government. Graffiti is a scourge that violates the rights of property owners and degrades [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 00:51:19

AUWC East Coast Regional

Today live, taking place & already posted up on FlixWagon is todays AUWC seminar posted up by Window Cleaning Resources for your enjoyment ... scratch removal products, the SRP Scratch Removal System can remove Damage and Graffiti from glass… [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 17:54:00

Cans carpet canvas with aerosol aesthetic

Cans carpet canvas with aerosol aesthetic by Marisa D ... to make them; such is the nature of graffiti art. In a perhaps well-intentioned but tritely ironic gesture, Tucson's Graffiti Removal Program provides an anti-graffiti coloring book for printing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 05:00:00

Metro Hearts NoPo

$60,000, twenty-one projects, twenty-one years On June 26, 2008, the Metro Council announced $60, ... to pickup unwanted household furnishings and redistribute them to low income families Graffiti Nemesis $3,500 - litter and graffiti removal from business area, roadways, benches, parks in North [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 18:58:00

Graffiti Busters

Graffiti Busters 24 Hr Removal Hotline 602-495-7014 ALLTEL, Verizon, and Sprint cell phones #GONE (#4663) ... Graffiti in Progress 9-1-1 Email site locations: Graffiti.busters.nsd@phoenix.gov Already called on this one. I'll let you know how long it takes to clean up. Graffiti Busters [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:34:51

Streetcare Blitz Planned For Abercynon

Cleansing team from Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Streetcare Cleansing department will be “blitzing” the village of Abercynon next week to make it a ... - including chewing gum removal machines, road sweepers and graffiti removers. Abercynon is the next [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:23:28

Sydney, Graffiti, Art and the council

Will Cole recently put me onto this article in SMH about recent sydney council’s crack down on graffiti and street art. The council spends $3 million on graffiti and poster removal every year. Even private property owners who commission graffiti-style artworks without a development application can expect [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 02:55:56

TAGGERS NOT WELCOME! KEEP L.A. BEAUTIFUL!

For years I have been adamant about fighting graffiti in my area. In Los Angeles, you can call 311 and get free graffiti removal from anything on city streets (for freeway removal you have to call Cal Trans). Years before 311 was offered, I would personally [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 00:12:00

Bill de Blasio - Local Graffiti Removal

Bd's local office on Ft. Hamilton Pkwy is looking for volunteers to help catalog all the graffiti in order to have it removed. If you are interested in working with you can call or stop by the office [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 15:35:32

Neighbors To Get Say in Placement of AT&T Boxes

(Updated 4:22 p.m) Property owners and municipalities can rest a little easier today knowing that the Department of ... , better landscaping, and prompt graffiti removal. Meanwhile, "there's no reason this should slow ... of motorists. In city's like New Haven they have also attracted graffiti, an issue the Elm City [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 19:24:30

The "Broken Windows" Theory of Crime is Correct

Getty ImagesFrom the Economist:A PLACE that is covered in graffiti and festooned with rubbish makes people feel uneasy ... who now works at Rutgers University, initiated what became a vigorous campaign to remove graffiti from New York ... levels, housing conditions and sentencing policy—even, some people have argued, the removal of lead [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 01:52:00

Concur not conquer

I recently spent time in Grenada and as far as I could tell from talking to the people I met, they view the Reagan invasion as a salvation. I toured an old airport with rusting relics of the Soviet Empire and saw graffiti celebrating the removal of the K.G.B. (my favorite was "K.G.B. Behave!")I started to think that it was good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:10:00

THANK YOU JEANNETTE NINI!

Jeannette Nini was honored at a Clintonville Chamber luncheon last week after 7 years of work at the Chamber ... her (and Officer Riley) about the extensive graffiti on Overbrook Drive. That night she and her graffiti-removal partner Patty began painting and washing out the tags. Within a few days all tags were [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 22:51:55

The Writing on the Wall

Not far from my house is a concrete wall created by an on-ramp for a beltway and it is frequently littered with various tags and spray-painted ... , pictures, etc. Of course, you have the power to be your own graffiti removal service and delete ... these Mondrian-esque gray and white boxes of paint, representing the city's attempt at covering up graffi [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 20:10:46

Where to Turn News 11/21

Where to Turn News 11/21 November 21st, 2008 As another year comes to an end we are still working on the Environmental Impact Study ... /phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=42 “Changing the Face of Staten Island “ Graffiti Removal Program We have had 27 ... hours of community service cleaning graffiti Through [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 03:19:34

4th Annual Neighborhood-Business Area Collaborative Graffiti Clean Ups

01/14/2009 Is graffiti a problem in your neighborhood? If so, you need to act on this opportunity STAT.. ... and will be a combined effort by City-contracted graffiti removal crews, and a minimum of 10 volunteers ... . The City of Portland Graffiti Abatement program will sponsor eight Saturday morning graffiti [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:47:00

It’s Clean Up Time!!!

It is important that we keep our surroundings clean and it is also our responsibility to take necessary action to help our community as well ... included graffiti removal in the two tunnel portions of the trail section, vandalism repair, as well as litter and debris removal along the trail. The HIT Good Works Committee conducts bi-weekly [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 08:30:30

Keep Your Community Clean

If you are on the net, perhaps with your own little website the you are probably pretty familiar with web hosting companies by now ... will be removing graffiti in two tunnels of the trail as well as repairing vandalism, and maintaining general cleanliness and debris removal. The first cleanup was on September 2th of 2008 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 03:14:35

Heritage Web Solutions Worthy Cause

It’s nice to hear private companies joining together for a very worthy cause, especially if it benefits the community ... this trail back to its original beauty. The cleanup project included graffiti removal in the two tunnel portions of the trail section, vandalism repair, as well as litter and debris removal along [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 01:46:00

Gray Ghost of New Orleans Busted!

Gray Ghost of New Orleans (anti-graffiti artist responsible for ruining some Banksy art) finally busted for painting over the wrong mural. (w/ video) ... graffiti removal program.This is a very sad story because some members of this community is still ... Editor comment: Every city and county needs a graffiti ordinance that REQUIRES private property [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 04:34:12

Get Your Bats, and Chains

I got a message from Jilayne Jordan at Vancouver Parks and Rec. today, some a-holes sprayed a bunch of crap graffiti around the park ... with graffiti, according to Clark County Public Works. The paint makes the surface unsafe for users ... maintenance crews remove the graffiti. The county is offering a reward of up to $200 for information [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 03:03:13

Statement Issued from Banksy’s Spokesperson

“I was offended when Westminster said my painting was an advertisement. Advertising makes people feel inadequate and worthless ... and force the removal of graffiti. A measure introduced by the (blind) MP David Blunkett and which Banksy ... . Graffiti doesn’t do that. Graffiti doesn’t emotionally blackmail you, graffiti doesn’t make [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 14:17:09

You've Been Tagged!

Driving through the neighborhood Sunday, after Saturday’s successful anti-violence rally, ... - around the Shiller-controlled Uplift School. Put in those graffiti removal requests, alderman! ... an Update Update reader couldn’t help but notice that Shiller’s hood had been graffiti-bombed [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 17:04:19

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