Councilmember joins neighborhood crews to demonstrate graffiti-removal process
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Councilmember Keisha Hodge Washington joined neighborhood services and Graffiti Busters in a brief on-site demonstration of the program that covers graffiti within about 24–48 hours and generally avoids removing tasteful murals.
Councilmember Keisha Hodge Washington joined neighborhood services staff and the Graffiti Busters crew for a short community demonstration of their graffiti-removal work.
In the segment, Councilmember Keisha Hodge Washington said she would be “participating with neighborhood services, graffiti busters, and cleaning up our community 1 wall at a time,” and later thanked the crew, saying, “It’s the little things like this that our community truly appreciate.”
The demonstration showed staff covering graffiti with paint. A neighborhood services staff member described the program’s policy on murals and response time, saying, “We normally just, cover up what she call basic graffiti. When it comes to murals, we try not to touch those as long as they're tasteful,” and “The standard, time period is 24 to 48 hours.” The staff member also indicated they had brought paint to complete the cleanup on site.
The exchange was presented as a public-outreach segment rather than a formal city council action. No motion, vote, or policy change was proposed or adopted during the demonstration. The segment emphasized community-level maintenance and rapid response: staff described routine cover-up of graffiti and an informal policy of leaving murals if judged tasteful.
Councilmember Hodge Washington closed the segment by encouraging viewers to watch for future visits: “Stay tuned for more Keisha on the job, and you might see me in your neighborhood.”