Giving credit

Unfortunately, the graffiti vandals are back at work in our neighborhood (to the vandals: We will find you sooner or later).

There is, however, a lot of hope for solving our ongoing problem. Just look at how much progress has been made. Remember the what the tunnel looked like before? And the pathway? A lot of credit has to go to these folks:

* Mayor Patterson and the Benicia City Council for putting the focus on revising our outdated graffiti ordinance.

* The Benicia Police Department for their quick response to our calls and for their followup.

* The City of Benicia for quick removal of the graffiti and for maintaining the tunnel and pathway.

Things would be quite a bit different without their efforts and your advocacy. To all of you that have lent a hand or shown support, thank you for helping to protect and improve our neighborhood and our city.

..Ross Sagun