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Government

Jan. 26, 2007

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Vandal Can't Be Billed for City's 'Ugly' Gray Paint

Santa Cruz City Council members didn't like the boring Plymouth Gray paint used to cover up graffiti on a retaining wall near City Hall, so they ordered maintenance workers to repaint it a second time and handed the graffiti artist the bill.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Santa Cruz City Council members didn't like the boring Plymouth Gray paint used to cover up graffiti on a retaining wall near City Hall, so they ordered maintenance workers to repaint it a second time and handed the graffiti artist the bill.
      But a state appellate court said the juvenile shouldn't have to pay for repainting the wall CrÃ&um...

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