{"id":201470,"date":"2026-03-03T02:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/201470\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:05:07","slug":"check-out-the-new-giant-alysa-liu-mural-that-just-went-up-in-oaklands-temescal-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/201470\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out the New Giant Alysa Liu Mural That Just Went Up In Oakland\u2019s Temescal Neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the wake of the East Bay\u2019s own Alysa Liu winning the women\u2019s gold figure-skating medal<\/a>, the City of Oakland says they\u2019re planning some pretty ambitious victory celebrations. But one of these celebrations has already revealed itself, as NBC Bay Area reports there was a new Alysa Liu mural unveiled this weekend<\/a> in Oakland\u2019s Temescal neighborhood. <\/p>\n

The mural is from an East Bay artists collective known as Illuminaries<\/a>, and KTVU has video of them painting the mural<\/a> this past weekend above. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Warriors left, the A\u2019s left, but it\u2019s kind of like we have someone to look up to and somebody that our kids can aspire to be,\u201d Illuminaries painter Steve Ha.told NBC Bay Area. \u201cAnd you know, follow your dreams and I think it\u2019s just dope man.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mural also contains the message \u201cShoutout Oakland\u201d as Liu yelled right after her gold medal-winning performance,<\/p>\n

According to NBC Bay Area the mural group Illuminaries \u201cpaid for this mural out of their own pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: City of Oakland Planning Big Celebrations for Gold Medal Figure Skating Champion Alysa Liu [SFist]<\/a><\/p>\n

Image: Darya Mead via Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n