City of Oakland Public Works Department referred this issue to CODE ENFORCEMENT, service request # 550667.Please contact that department to follow-up, see “Other Helpful Links” at:
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It seems the owner is unwilling to spend any money on it. Back in May he had the dream of opening a Subway sandwich shop there, but nothing in that direction has happened. In fact nothing has happened. Please join me in bugging Code Enforcement about this, Request #550667.

Work is taking place at this site. The contractor was actively painting over the graffiti, but that has apparently initiated a war with the knucklehead whose self-admiration depends on advertising his brand in this way. So the graffiti reappear within 48 hours. I think the contractor has given up, unfortunately.

The City is currently accepting applications for artists to do a mural on blighted properties; this one is getting added to the list. We need to get owner's permission to do the mural on the wall.

Alden - have you been in touch with the owner/ do you have good way to reach him? I left a vm asking about permission to have an artist do a mural until something is done with the space but know idea if he'll call back.

$3000-$9000 is available to the chosen artist but we need permission from the property owner. Apps received by 5/28/15 receive preference. http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/citycouncil/documents/agenda/oak053092.pdf

I'm looking into it. I'm interested in the "green wall" approach, rather than an image (which may please some and annoy others).

SInce this photo was taken another large graffit was drawn on this wall, and an even larger, nearly all black, one imposed over that. It is a mess.

The City of Oakland covered the (far more extensive) graffiti a few weeks ago; the wall was tagged again almost the same night; the city came and covered that up. Now the tagging --- on that wall --- has stopped. But there have been some attacks on the windows, and on the back (West) wall.