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<\/p>\nThe Brief<\/p>\n
Neighbors in East Oakland say a recently purchased home on Bayo Street has been covered in graffiti.<\/p>\n
Residents allege the new homeowners created the graffiti and invited others to add to it.<\/p>\n
Complaints have been filed with the city, citing possible code violations.<\/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.<\/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.<\/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.<\/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 <\/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 <\/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.<\/p>\n
City officials have been contacted for comment but have not yet responded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Neighbors in East Oakland say a recently purchased home on Bayo Street has been covered in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[114555,23595,9858,6904,16280,143,145,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-259885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-char-brown","9":"tag-code-violations","10":"tag-east-oakland","11":"tag-graffiti","12":"tag-neighbor","13":"tag-oakland","14":"tag-oakland-headlines","15":"tag-oakland-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259885","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=259885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}