SANTA ANA
The number of walls covered in graffiti has declined in Santa Ana since 1995, thanks to an aggressive effort to remove it, a graffiti task force recently reported to the City Council. The interagency task force was formed in 1993 to remove graffiti and prosecute the offenders. Lt. Mike Foote said that about 2.1 million square feet of graffiti was removed in 1998 at a cost of about $600,000. Foote attributed the decline partly to a Victim Offender Reconciliation Program, which has juvenile offenders paint over graffiti as part of their community service. Information: (714) 245-8763.
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