OMG, I totally thought that these "artists" had respect for other art. Heavens to Betsy!!

The mural is a legitimate piece of figurative art. It is not scribbles on a concrete wall.

Yes, we all agree the mural is wonderful and is art. JR is being sarcastic and, I imagine, annoyed that people keep referring to graffiti vandals like the person who scribbled on this beautiful mural as artists.

City of Oakland Public Works Department addressed this issue on 08/26/2014, service request # 535953.

I passed by the mural barely an hour ago and, though PWD reports it "addressed this issue" shortly before that, there has been NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER. PWD owes us all an explanation for REPEATED LIES on issues like this.

The City of Oakland Public Works Department has received this issue. It is registered as service request # 537134. Please check back for status updates or contact us directly at (510) 615-5566.

It would be good if Oakland Public Works would tell us if an issued has been referred to another agency like CalTrans or BART, instead of just saying it's been addressed.

You've had almost another four months on this one, PWD, and it's gotten worse rather than better. How about an explanation?

Can't anybody do anything about this? It's disgraceful.