With the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics approaching, some people who work and live in downtown Los Angeles say graffiti has become so widespread that they fear it’s damaging the city’s image as it prepares to host millions of visitors.
In parts of downtown, nearly every surface is tagged – sidewalks, signs, fences, facades and even hard-to-reach spots on historic buildings. Some markings appear so high up that passersby wonder how taggers reached them.
7 On Your Side Investigates even spotted a parked van that was tagged…