Keeping Graffiti Off the Walls
In March, I volunteered to supervise crews from the county’s Work Release Program to help get rid of all the graffiti on our streets and alleys. Since then we’ve already used a total of 405 gallons of paint.
I don’t think anyone in Oxnard wants the graffiti problem to get out of hand like it has in the Los Angeles area and I’m proud to help the city of Oxnard in this anti-graffiti program. But once these unwanted messages are removed, it is everyone’s job to make sure these walls are kept clean and free from all this graffiti.
Attacking the graffiti problem is like a war. If we could go to the Persian Gulf and win there then I don’t see why we can’t win this graffiti war here in Oxnard. These kids are not necessarily affiliated with gangs but they have nothing to do to occupy their free time. I think that if all the residents work together to implement programs and activities, we could put an end to this problem that has existed in Oxnard for many years.
HAROLD CEJA
Oxnard
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