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Bakesale Betty used to be an asset to the neighborhood, but now it gives the taggers free rein, especially along the 51st Street side of the property as indicated in the photograph.
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Bakesale Betty used to be an asset to the neighborhood, but now it gives the taggers free rein, especially along the 51st Street side of the property as indicated in the photograph.
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Riconosciuto City of Oakland (Ufficialità verificata)
neighbor (Ospite)
What hyperbole. "Used to" be an asset? "Free rein?" I'm wondering if you've bothered to bring this issue up with Michael and Allison. Bakesale Betty's is still an asset to the neighborhood. A lot of people come into the shopping district just because of them. They make a point of employing young people of color. Their food high-quality, natural ingredients. To hear this person report it, they are sitting around handing out spray paint cans.
Besides, this is not something that SeeClickFix can do anything about. It is a conduit for communicating information to public agencies. Graffiti on private property (unless elevated to the status of "blight" which those two ankle-high tags hardly do) is not something that is within their purview.
Next time, just stop in and say something to Michael and Allison. There are super nice and care a lot about the neighborhood.
Elliott Aldrich (Ospite)
Anonymous (Ospite)
neighbor (Scott Figgins) (Ospite)
Anonymous (Ospite)
Scott Figgins (Ospite)
Anonymous (Ospite)
hey now (Utente registrato)
Let's stay focused on the issue here, folks.
Has anyone brought this issue up to Michael and Allison? Until then, let's refrain from guessing.
Scott Figgins (Ospite)
Graffiti apologist? This comment illustrates my prior points exactly. Anonymous seems more interested in condemning people he/she does not know than actually affecting change. I do not apologize for graffiti or its perpetrators. On the contrary, I have bothered to learn a little about the issue. I do use SeeClickFix to address the issue of graffiti on public property. However, until it reaches a severe form (qualifying as "blight"), there is little that the City of Oakland can do about ankle-high tagging on private property. What often does work, however, is communicating (in a friendly manner that presumes positive intent) with the property or business owner. I have done this, too. And it works. Another option for the die-hard, is to actually carry around paint in the trunk of your car (like my friend's husband) and cover it up personally. As I've asked before, Anonymous, are you more interested in resolving the issue or smugly and anonymously condemning people whose lives, concerns and motivations you do not know?
PS: I've texted Michael to invite him to chime in.
Anonymous (Ospite)
Anonymous (Ospite)