Los Angeles' War on Street Artists

As we all know, trillions of dollars were drained from the economy by these graffito creeps, triggering the housing collapse and the meltdown of the world's financial market....No wait, that was someone else. We'll get those guys later.

On this day the dept of Planning will be meeting yet again to vote on the proposed Mural Ordinance, before passing it to the City Council.

September 13, 2012 8:30am ROOM 350, City Hall 200 N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

Our city is bombarded with billboards and yet our murals are being erased, no new murals are staying up before graffiti abatement comes in and destroys them and artists are being cited and doing time, lives have been ruined, jobs have been taken away.  Lets speak up..don't be complacent...

LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD!! ART IS FOR EVERYONE!!  TEACHERS! COMMUNITY MEMBERS! BUSINESS OWNERS! ART BASED ORGANIZATIONS! COMMUNITY LEADERS, ORGANIZERS, ACTIVISTS! PARENTS! STUDENTS! ARTISTS!!  OUR VOICE IS OUR WEAPON!!! USE IT!!!

"On July 12, 2012, the City Planning Commission (CPC) heard and deliberated on a proposed ordinance to allow the creation and preservation of Original Art Murals. 

Thirty speakers spoke on the proposed ordinance and expressed concerns regarding: 

(1) digitally printed images being permitted as murals;  (2) the registration fee for new murals;  (3) the registration fee for existing murals;  (4) the 100 foot height limitation, and;  (5) the mural ban on residential buildings with fewer than five units." *Dept. of City Planning Recommendation Report.

ART IS HEALING, BEAUTIFYING, LOVE FOR THE EVERYONE.

Sign the Petitioning Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles City Planning Department Stop the "Second Final Draft Mural Ordinance" as is from passing. https://www.change.org/petitions/los-angeles-city-council-and-los-angeles-city-planning-department-stop-the-second-final-draft-mural-ordinance-as-is-from-passing

This petition will be delivered to: Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles City Planning Department. mural ordinance as it reads

now: http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/Misc/MuralOrdinance.pdf

updated staff report as of July 12, 2012: http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/Misc/supplementalmural_StaffRpt.pdf

Here's the solution for graffiti fans:

* Graffiti makers should designate their own houses, garages, sidewalks, walls, driveways, windows, etc., as graffiti zones. Let them put graffiti on their own property. They can spray and etch as much as they want all over their own homes and cars. They should invite others to do the same to their homes and cars.

* People who think graffiti is art should also designate their own art galleries, houses, garages, sidewalks, walls, driveways, windows, etc., as graffiti zones. The fans should invite graffiti makers to put graffiti all over their property like their houses, businesses, cars, sidewalks, windows, etc.,

That way the graffiti artists would not put graffiti over other peoples' property. Those art galleries in the expensive neighborhoods who've been paying graffiti makers should welcome every graffiti artist to their gallery buildings. Surely those art gallery owners would welcome all that free art all over their buildings, windows, sidewalks, gates, delivery vehicles, etc.,  That is the very obvious simple solution.

Please print this in the LA Weekly and please print your address so that graffiti artists know where they can start putting graffiti all over your business, sidewalks, vans, windows, walls, gates, etc., If you don't think this is a good idea, for graffiti artists to come to your business and home, please explain why. You said it was art, right?

this is a horrible way of dealing with graffiti artists. For centuries, all over the World. EVERYDAY CITIZENS have used posters, paint, markers, anything, to make a point. Graffiti began when vocal ie a person! stood up and SPOKE UP! and frequently led to arrest.  Some decided to leave their political opinions on walls, and leave, fearing prosecution. Some used words, some drew, some, both. The birth of graffitti. Gangsters used it to show their turf, as  warning to other gangs, actually smart use of graffiti.

Grafitti is a fascinating way to communicate. Illegal gangs have misused this vital way to communicate.

The power of art, in its many forms, breaches into this construct of city value and community safety,

what is value what is trash? Value of artists, from ancient times, to Banksey and Beyond, require societies to see gangster tagging, gangster art, extremely gorgeous art from everyone, as symbolic of our free USA, it is FREE SPEECH. The crap tagging, selling drugs, hurting people, yes, who needs another tagger????  but anyone painting spraying, using this artform  is not a criminal, and not useless or harmful. ARTISTS IN JAIL????

PEOPLE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICIALS, dont throw graffitti artists in jail, throw illegal gangs using this artform in jail.  Dont waste LA taxpayer money prosecuting BRILLIANT ARTISTS and thinking you are solving CRIME IN LA. Mayor, really? you are a smart guy, keep this simple!!!!