{"id":54071,"date":"2016-07-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/?p=54071"},"modified":"2019-06-20T21:09:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T04:09:10","slug":"the-murals-of-north-park-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/index.php\/the-murals-of-north-park-san-diego\/","title":{"rendered":"The Murals of North Park, San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Near my dad’s place in North Park, they had been having a lot of issues with tagging on buildings, so they decided to implement a program that’s been successful in other cities: murals. It’s intended to channel artistic impulses in positive ways, increase pride and ownership in the neighborhood, and decrease the sort of vandalism that makes an area appear run down and tends to encourage other crimes. So far, it’s been successful, and once a mural has been implemented, it’s rarely tagged over. And if it is, there’s a task force to remove it as soon as possible–there was one right next to my dad’s place that had been tagged overnight, and the next day, it was like it was never there. Plus, so much cool art for everyone to enjoy! Now if only I could get someone to remove the tags on my street…<\/p>\n

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