Comments on: 64 Worst: Mayor Villaraigosa vs. Tagging http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 64 Worst: Lightning Round, Day 3 of 4 | Los Angeles Metblogs http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16362 64 Worst: Lightning Round, Day 3 of 4 | Los Angeles Metblogs Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:09:56 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16362 [...] Tagging: is a graffiti writer’s personalized signature that can be found on any public or private surface, AKA vandalism. A 15-year-old tagger named “Zoner” went mainstream in ’07 when he famously tagged Villaraigosa’s bus while the mayor was at the Santee Education Complex in South L.A. to celebrate the relocation of a bus stop out of gang territory. Zoner was sent to his room, and the mayor went back to shaking hands and kissing reporters. - Jason Burns [...] [...] Tagging: is a graffiti writer’s personalized signature that can be found on any public or private surface, AKA vandalism. A 15-year-old tagger named “Zoner” went mainstream in ’07 when he famously tagged Villaraigosa’s bus while the mayor was at the Santee Education Complex in South L.A. to celebrate the relocation of a bus stop out of gang territory. Zoner was sent to his room, and the mayor went back to shaking hands and kissing reporters. – Jason Burns [...]

]]> By: ballookey http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16361 ballookey Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:40:52 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16361 A lot of taggers may be graceless, but graffiti and street art is an awesome expression by the people. I'm unwilling to do a single thing that discourages it any more than it already is. And anyway, Independence Rock in Wyoming is covered by the scrawls of taggers - from 170 years ago as they passed on the Oregon Trail and now it's a historic landmark. How come the furtive marks of bygone hordes are revered while the same from modern disenfranchised youth is reviled? A lot of taggers may be graceless, but graffiti and street art is an awesome expression by the people. I’m unwilling to do a single thing that discourages it any more than it already is. And anyway, Independence Rock in Wyoming is covered by the scrawls of taggers – from 170 years ago as they passed on the Oregon Trail and now it’s a historic landmark. How come the furtive marks of bygone hordes are revered while the same from modern disenfranchised youth is reviled?

]]> By: Dave Bullock / eecue http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16360 Dave Bullock / eecue Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:16:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16360 Got to agree with phaser21: graf is a wonderful form of public art. MAV has done many a good thing for the city and will continue to do more. I've noticed b.la has gotten more right-wingy in the last year or so. I know that it's just the various author's perspectives. =] Got to agree with phaser21: graf is a wonderful form of public art. MAV has done many a good thing for the city and will continue to do more.

I’ve noticed b.la has gotten more right-wingy in the last year or so. I know that it’s just the various author’s perspectives.

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]]> By: fantasticplastic http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16359 fantasticplastic Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:23:04 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16359 Don't think I linked that right... <a href="http://la.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/men-fear-death-as-children-fear-to-go-in-the-dark/" rel="nofollow">http://la.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/men-fear-death-as-children-fear-to-go-in-the-dark/</a> Don’t think I linked that right…
http://la.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/men-fear-death-as-children-fear-to-go-in-the-dark/

]]> By: fantasticplastic http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16358 fantasticplastic Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:20:40 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16358 Tagging hands down. Tony V may not be doing his job, but at least he isn't denying us from things we already have. Tagging is the reason why we can't have nice things like freakin' murals on our freeways. <a href="http://la.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/men-fear-death-as-children-fear-to-go-in-the-dark/" title="http://la.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/men-fear-death-as-children-fear-to-go-in-the-dark/" rel="nofollow"></a> Tagging hands down. Tony V may not be doing his job, but at least he isn’t denying us from things we already have. Tagging is the reason why we can’t have nice things like freakin’ murals on our freeways.

]]> By: marshall http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16357 marshall Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:13:45 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16357 That was a tough choice. That was a tough choice.

]]> By: phaser21 http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16356 phaser21 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:23:33 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16356 Are we really out of bad things about LA? Those are two of the GOOD things about LA. Are we really out of bad things about LA? Those are two of the GOOD things about LA.

]]> By: Burns! http://blogging.la/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/comment-page-1/#comment-16355 Burns! Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:47:53 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/01/64-worst-mayor-villaraigosa-vs-tagging/#comment-16355 Another tough choice. I had to go with tagging. Eventually, Tony V will leave office. Tagging, unfortunately, will go on forever. Another tough choice. I had to go with tagging. Eventually, Tony V will leave office. Tagging, unfortunately, will go on forever.

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