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Show TAGGING Statistics from the Salt Lake Area Gang continued from page | fiti in Salt Lake City, when comparing the number of graffiti incidents reported in the first half of 2004 (2,648 incidents) with the number reported in the first half of 2005 (3,347 incidents). Project reveal a 26 percent increase in graf- addicted to the adrenaline rush they get from tagging in dangerous places without getting caught. | One young tagger from Rose Park named Javier says that he tags to express himself. He and his tagging partners, Miguel and Eric, like to tag old aban- doned buildings and Union Pacific railcars, because “they don’t paint over them,” he said. He and his buddies call railcar tagging “train bombing.” This past summer, Javier completed a legal graffiti-style mural on the side of a garage in Rose Park on Catherine Street. The family who lives there gave him permission to spray paint over the old mural after it had been hit too many times by street-gang graffiti. The mural depicts a futuristic Salt Lake City, complete with a “floating” Trax. Just out of high school, Javier said that he would rather create legal murals like the one in Rose Park, but the addictive thrill of tagging keeps him doing it. Javier is not alone in his graffiti habit. TAI CHI one time continued from page 1 regular class member, Shirley Foote, hasn’t arrived yet. Lovejoy starts the oriental-sounding music and begins leading the class in warm-ups designed to prepare them for the series of gentle movements that are aimed to stimulate, circulate and balance internal energy, known as Qi. She moves freely and almost effortlessly, but that was not always the case. A former elementary school teacher, Lovejoy at Graffiti Removal Graffiti is placed on every surface imaginable in every area of Salt Lake County. Perpetrators use spray paint, wide-tipped markers, stickers, and will even etch glass with sharp objects. | | The most effective way to curb graffiti is to paint over it or remove it as soon as possible, taking away a tagger’s ability to show off his work to others. Salt Lake City Public Services’ graffiti abatement program, “Off the Wall,” offers a 24-hour hotline for people to report graffiti, but keeping up with removal is a daunting task. Salt Lake City Graffiti Response Coordinator Brent Ahlander said, “With the increase in graffiti, we’ ve been getting more reactive, rather than proactive.” In the program, there are only four employees (at a time), who are responsible for all of the graffiti removal in the City. suffered from fibro- myalgia and arthritis. Doctors seemed puzzled and unable to remedy her constant pain. One night she happened to see a show on PBS featuring T’ai Chi Chih. It is based on classic T’ai Chi principles, but with fewer movements to learn and remember. Its promised benefits of increased balance and energy, decreased pain symptoms and better mental focus caught her attention immediately. The moving meditation seemed to be better than any- thing the doctor had ordered and is currently the only treat- These four employees are oftentimes augmented with one or two trustees through the jail. | Most of their job consists of paint- ing over graffiti with recycled latex paint, donated from stores such as Sears, Lowes and Smiths. They use up to 500 gallons of it per year. High-pressure, hot water washes and soda or sand blasting are used to remove graffiti from porous surfaces, such as bricks and cement blocks. Every morning they take work orders that were reported the day before and they place them in “drive order.” “Obviously, graffiti on private property, and with high visibility or vulgar obscenities gets responded to more quickly,” said Ahlander. However, the city does not perform graffiti removal on trailers or personal vehicles, because of liability. There are things that community members can do to combat graffiti: provide young people with plenty of creative outlet alternatives, keep areas well-lit, join a Neighborhood Watch, and call the graffiti hotline immediately at 972-7885 to report graffiti. If you see graffiti in progress, call 799-3000. | | Partway through the warm-ups, the missing student arrives. Foote comes in with ment she needs to be pain free. She eventually spent several years practicing and training, finally becoming a certified instructor in 2000. The certification came as kind of a package deal. About that time, she also retired from school teaching and moved to Wasatch Commons Co-housing, a shared community in Glendale. This opened the door to her working for the Division of Aging as a T’ai Chi Chih instructor at the Salt Lake City senior freshly styled hair and apologizes for being late. “But I had to get beautiful,” she says. The women continue the movements, but happily welcome her to class. The movements have names that quite THE WEST VIEW] Editor Charlotte Fife-Jepperson Assistant Editor Norma Hendrickson _ Layout/Design Chad Jepperson James A. Fisher Legal Advisor Mary C. Gordon Advertising Salt Lake West Journal Staff - Dale Young, Boyd Petersen STAFF WRITERS Charlotte Fife-Jepperson « Norma Hendrickson Melissa Sillitoe CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Charlotte Fife-Jepperson « Norma Hendrickson The West View is a community-based newspaper, providing a voice and informational resource for residents and businesses on the west side of Salt Lake City. We welcome community involvement and appreciate story and photo contributions. 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