Posts Tagged ‘taggers’

Tagging a Postal Van? Man, That’s Cold – Here’s What Mayor Ed Lee’s San Francisco Looks Like These Days

Monday, October 1st, 2012

Oh well:

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How much will it cost to mail a first-class letter in five years? I’m thinking a dollar…

Hey Park and Rec! You’re Losing the McKinley Statue Graffiti Battle Again, Just So You Know – Long Term Plan?

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

I thought you all were on top of this sitch.

What’s your long-term plan, DPR? Oh, I know, give you all more money. But if that’s not going to happen, what if we just take this whole statue thing out? Would you like that DPR?

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Anyway, I think KKKatie is still in the hoosegow, but SFNOB(?) and cat-face have taken over the reigns…

Well, It Appears That Rec and Park is Getting the Upper Hand Against Graffiti on the McKinley Statue

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

It goes back and forth, but lately, RPD has been in the game.

(Perhaps local real estate interests have the ear of the powers that be these days.)

Here’s what 2011, 2010, 2010, and 2010 looked like.

And this here is the sitch a third of the way through 2012:

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Looks fine to me.

That’s the update.

Leaving you will a gallery of older graffiti: 

What Happens When You Leave Your Van Parked Overnight on the Mean Streets of San Francisco? Art Happens, That’s What

Friday, March 16th, 2012

And then you look at your panel van and say, “Art happens, man.”

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SFMTA, You are So Cool! Official Notice from MUNI Tells How “You and Your Posse” Will Go to Jail for Tagging

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Note also the reference to your “crew.”

On the other hand, the Spanish version just talks about “otras personas” and “tu grupo.” (That’s not very street at all, huh?)

Wonder how Wu Tang the Chinese language version of this warning message is…

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Tagger Paradise: Four Huge Canvasses for the Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo of Our Day

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

What would _you_ paint on these four trucks?

Which colors would you use, which techniques?

So many choices!

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The Coolest RV in San Francisco: “Specy,” or Something

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

If you tell me what this says, then I’ll see it the way you do.

Until then, I see, “Specy”

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Hey look, KKKatie has managed to keep her little mittens off of the McKinley statue lately.

Hurray!

A Day in the Life of McAllister: #4, Note to Self – Graffito Artists Need Smooth Surfaces to Practice Their Craft

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

See?

Is there a lesson here, propertah owners?

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Oh yes there is!

Ashbury Street Billboard Removal Reveals Long-Forgotten Window

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

CBS or ClearChannel or somebody has had a billboard here on Ashbury for the longest time, but now the whole thing is gone tout de suite.

That could be due to regulations, a permit hassle, our Great Recession or whatnot, but the fact that it was a prime target for taggers probably played the biggest role.

Oh well. Maybe this window will be back in operation with a quickness.

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Maybe.

Attempt at Foiling Truck Graffiti in San Francisco Partially Successful

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

How should you handle all the graffiti your trucks get subjected to after parking it on the streets of San Francisco? Does this black and green color scheme irritate the spray paint artists or does it only incite the taggers? Only Time Will Tell.

Before…and After:

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