alt Hacker NewsHe's arguing that the authorities aren't doing anything about it, and the reason is, (going out on a limb here) SF residents are sympathetic to the renegade artistic expression argument.
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> SF residents are sympathetic to the renegade artistic expression argument.
SF residents are incredibly snobby when it comes to street art. The typical tagging, 2 minute stencil sprays, and so forth are not up to posh standards of SF residents. I don't think most SFers think those are "renegade artistic expression". Maybe some of folks in Berkeley would but not SF.
There's a huge disconnect from the city residents and a lot of what happens by the government. SFPD is a prime example of this. Almost none of the cops live in SF. A lot of the people committing crime also don't live in SF. It's a weird city.
I think there should be distinction between tagging and graffiti
But not sympathetic to corporate expression via renegade spray-painting. (Justin Bieber, now ASAP Rocky)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-city-attorney-goi...