The Brief
- A group of four nonprofit founders have been quietly working to remove trash and graffiti from Oakland’s streets.
- The four men invest their time and use their own money to pay for supplies to help beautify the city.
OAKLAND, Calif. – A group of Oakland residents, moved by their love for the city, have taken it upon themselves to help keep it beautiful.
Since last January, the founders of four separate nonprofits have been cleaning highway overpasses, picking up trash, and painting over graffiti. They’ve been volunteering their own time and money, and quietly working to help improve the city.
“We don’t have a lot of money,” Rick Fortenberry, the founder of Oakland Peace Movement said. “This is just some guys that created nonprofits that want to help Oakland survive.”…