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Residents complain of unnotified wall painting and aggressive solicitors; staff to follow up
Summary
At the March 10 Planning Commission meeting, a Covina resident said her privately repaired wall was painted a different color without notice; other residents said canvassers later solicited payment. Staff said public works will be asked to follow up and report back.
During a reopened public comment period at the Covina Planning Commission meeting on March 10, 2026, a resident identified by the chair as Ms. Holmes said the exterior wall of her property on Cypress was painted without prior notification and with poor workmanship.
"About 3 years ago... I had to pay for the wall. And now when I called this today, they're like, that's city property. And I'm like, but I paid for it," the resident said, describing a streaky tan paint job that replaced a pink wall she had chosen and paid for after permitting.
Commissioners and staff asked for details and photos; a staff member said they would follow up with the public works director and have someone from that department contact the resident to provide information about who performed the work and whether the work was contracted or done in-house.
Other residents said they witnessed painting along Badillo and that canvassers later approached homes asking for money (one resident said the canvasser demanded a "donation" of about $30 and behaved aggressively), and that a paper resembling a city letter had been used by the canvasser, which created confusion.
"It felt uncomfortable because I was home alone...I thought that was the city too," one commenter said of the solicitation.
Staff did not provide immediate confirmation of who contracted or performed the painting during the meeting but committed to checking with the public works director and providing an update at a subsequent meeting or via direct follow-up to the resident who reported the issue.
The commission closed public comment on the zoning item and proceeded to other business; the complaint remains open pending public-works follow-up.
