{"id":259406,"date":"2026-04-09T14:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/259406\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:17:13","slug":"oakland-house-covered-in-odd-graffiti-causing-neighbor-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/259406\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland house covered in odd graffiti, causing neighbor outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"East East Oakland neighbors outraged after new homeowners cover house in graffiti<\/a> <\/p>\n

Frustration is growing in one East Oakland neighborhood after residents say a newly arrived couple has covered their home in graffiti, sparking complaints and concern across the block. Neighbors in Oakland’s Redwood Heights area say the home on Bayo Street, once well-maintained, is now covered in red and black paint, including phrases, symbols and markings that are often difficult to understand.<\/p>\n

OAKLAND, Calif. – Frustration is growing in one East Oakland neighborhood after residents say a newly arrived couple has covered their home in graffiti, sparking complaints and concern across the block.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Neighbors in Oakland’s Redwood Heights area say the home on Bayo Street, once well-maintained, is now covered in red and black paint, including phrases, symbols and markings that are often difficult to understand.<\/p>\n

\u2018Looks horrible\u2019\u00a0 <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

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A home at 3937 Bayo Street in Oakland is upsetting neighbors with its graffiti.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

“Look at it. It was a nice house. Now it has red and black paint on it. It looks horrible,” said Char Brown, who lives several blocks away.<\/p>\n

Residents say much of the graffiti is indecipherable, with only a few recognizable words among what they describe as distorted or nonsensical messages.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The markings include phrases such as “it is forbidden to forbid,” peace signs, a middle finger, and unclear political statements.<\/p>\n

Several residents say the homeowners themselves created the graffiti and have encouraged others to contribute.<\/p>\n

“They did it, and then they invite people to go on there and do more,” said Brown.<\/p>\n

Another resident said the male homeowner described the property as a “free paint zone” and invited neighbors to paint on the walls.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s obviously not understanding that this isn\u2019t a good thing to do,” a neighbor said.<\/p>\n

Some residents declined to appear on camera, citing concerns about potential retaliation.<\/p>\n

“I say, if they would go through this length to do what they\u2019ve done, there\u2019s no stopping them from doing other stuff,” said one neighbor. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Complaints filed <\/p>\n

Why you should care:<\/p>\n

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Neighbors say they have submitted complaints through Oakland\u2019s 311 system, arguing the graffiti may violate city code.<\/p>\n

They also raised concerns about a newly installed fence on the property, which they claim is too tall and secured with a bike lock.<\/p>\n

Community impact <\/p>\n

Residents say the situation is affecting the neighborhood\u2019s appearance and could impact property values.<\/p>\n

“If I was right in this neighborhood, I would be very upset. It brings the property down,” said Brown.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m sure it affects the people that have to wake up and see that every day,” another neighbor added. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Waiting for city <\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

Neighbors say they are waiting for the city to respond and potentially take action.<\/p>\n

“They\u2019re clearly trying to send a message. I don\u2019t know who they\u2019re trying to send a message to, what their audience is,” said one resident.<\/p>\n

Attempts to contact the homeowners were unsuccessful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

City officials have been contacted for comment but have not yet responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Oakland<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"East Oakland neighbors outraged after new homeowners cover house in graffiti Frustration is growing in one East Oakland…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[389,1184,100,143,145,144,1181],"class_list":["post-259406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-alameda-county","tag-ca","tag-news","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}