Every year, it seems like we have less to clean up, said Adam Meyer, reflecting on a recent graffiti cleanup event in Pacific Beach. “That\u2019s how we know it\u2019s working. This year, we had 75 volunteers and we wiped out 1,042 graffiti \u2018tags.\u2019 For comparison, back in 2010 we cleaned, removed or covered up more than 1,300 of them.” Meyer is vice president of the Pacific Beach Town Council. For the last six years, the council and the PB Presbyterian Church have joined forces for the Graffiti Cleanup Day. Teams of volunteers met April 27 at the church, where they received a bucket full of supplies to remove paint, stickers and marking pen ink. Each team got training on how to remove or cover up graffiti and stickers. “We couldn\u2019t have done it without Motsenbocker\u2019s Lift Off,” Meyer said. “They\u2019re a San Diego company, and Gregg Motsenbocker lives in PB. The company makes environmentally safe products for removing graffiti and stickers.” Meyer said the group also got donations of gear from other businesses, as well as cash donations from residents. Town Council member Marcie Beckett put things in perspective. “Getting rid of graffiti in our community is not just a matter of pride,” said Beckett. “Research shows that when the appearance of a neighborhood declines, the behavior of people declines, as well. For example, when there\u2019s more graffiti, there\u2019s more litter, too.” The result of the annual event has been a reduction in graffiti, said organizers. Volunteers tend to clean up graffiti as soon as they see it, instead of waiting until the following year\u2019s event. “[Students] learned how graffiti affects their neighborhood, and they take pride in how their neighborhood looks,” Beckett said. “That feeling of connection with their community means they\u2019re less likely to litter or do any tagging themselves.” To report graffiti, call the city\u2019s Graffiti Hotline at (619) 525-8522 or fill out a graffiti report online at www.sandiego.gov\/graffiti\/forms\/sighting.shtml.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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