Downtown LA graffiti: 27 floors of vacant high-rise tagged by vandals | LiveNOW from FOX

[@LandonStrauss-hc1sc]

We have FAR BIGGER concerns than vacant condos getting tagged,

[@psyndicated5929]

Word up!!!!

[@Therecov74]

said the vandal

[@Daverloko1]

The real crime is having a high rise sitting in the middle of the city abandoned for years while we have an ongoing homeless and housing crisis

[@freezingcathedral]

the real crime is allowing the homeless to not have jobs. force them to work. end of discussion.

[@TheoHuxtible]

U ain’t Neva lie 🙏

[@2ingrams]

Yeah right then others will say why am i working to pay for bums who wont work and they quit working too. 😂

[@johnhix484]

@@freezingcathedralAnd they can start with removing the graffiti!

[@majorcoats7777]

No. You'll just fill them up with illegals.

[@lkd06]

I was dismayed until they said "China-based developers..." now I'm like HAVE AT IT, guys!! F 'em

[@Thepoetjewel]

I was blown by the beauty and effort of the young artist, give them skills and they will take the world by the storm, for now they have spray to survive their dreams, what a thrill!!

[@nathanbain798]

What is impressive about what they’re doing?? Tagging some big bulky letters and putting color to it. They are children who never got to color in the coloring books and now we are paying for their trash “art” on our city’s now. These guys aren’t special, nothing special one bit

[@NinoVigil]

😂

[@Jesus.X]

I think this is why they will throw the book at the taggers newsom can't afford to have his chinese business interests be humiliated.

[@Volksoner619]

@@Thepoetjewellol. I wish a beauty would blow me

[@LibraYall]

The news just helped them go ALL CITY! 😂😂

[@Induna123]

They just advertising more graf artists to come and paint there

[@TheIncredibleJorge]

Naw!!! You don’t know the city. We rep. It to the fullest.

[@TheIncredibleJorge]

L.A.

[@LibraYall]

@TheIncredibleJorge Thats the name of your plantation

[@fallenlotus9572]

JET SET RADIOOOO!!!

[@Jesus.X]

It is a trip that they dont care about skid row a few blocks away but once it affects a potentially lucrative building in the "L.A live" area all of a sudden we get good police action and prosecution.

[@rnettles6241]

That will make it more of a challenge than it already is. TAGGERS.... DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? THE LA HIGH RISE CHALLENGE!

[@Vespyr_]

LA Taggers this is your Jet Set Radio moment. Stick it to the man! We support you! 😊 Time to Stop, playing games!

[@Warriorprincess101]

Even the newscaster liked the taggers artwork 😂

[@NinoVigil]

He's like I remember my tagging days 😊

[@The81titans]

@@NinoVigil you mean lack of immature days from mommy and daddy not giving me attention

[@NinoVigil]

@@The81titans not that one 🫂

[@wilsonmpesha904]

​@@The81titansProjecting much? 😂

[@TheIncredibleJorge]

Well I remember my “street wall artistry”. Days. That I put for the world to see.Some people did it out of, “it was just the thing to do”. Me, No!!! I was and am an Artist. Forget the “complainers”, they mad they don’t have the balls to do it. You from out of State. Tagging your Mom’s barn is not the same.

[@melroze]

Making arrests is pointless when they don't face any consequences.

[@Jesus.X]

I disagree they are going to throw the book at these guys they exposed liberal hypocrisy when it comes to kicrative buildings in this part of L.A had they tagged up skid row no one would care.

[@okamijubei]

Or any actual damages when it's already a liability from the start and give no assets for anyone and to set China an example with nonviolent and hateless actions.

[@rap3208]

@@okamijubei Chinese protests are nonviolent and nondestructive of private/public properties ,and produces the required results - remember the protests to end the zero covid principle? They just protested for a week and the government upon reflection capitulated. You should try it sometime. In your USA, there are protests but no results - just desstruction, riots, and killing.

[@johnny_3514]

LA is such a dump

[@TheIncredibleJorge]

Get out we don’t need “complainers” who don’t contribute. Don’t say you are going to do it just GO!!!

[@johnny_3514]

@@TheIncredibleJorge Oh, I don’t live in that rat infested crap hole. I’m from God’s country, son.

[@johnny_3514]

@@TheIncredibleJorgeHaha I don’t live in that rat infested 💩 hole. I’m from God’s Country, son!

[@johnny_3514]

@@TheIncredibleJorge Uhhh, I don’t live there! Not in that 💩 🕳️

[@seamac7564]

"It's art, and now we have to tax the building owner." -Anonymous California Politician

[@RichGANG-l9b]

if someone falls from the building i 100% bet the family wll try to sue the property owners

[@chillinoutback]

Sike!

[@realf1rme]

damn right FUKK you rich folks a mill is 10 bucks to yall 😆

[@taylorbug9]

Doesn't mean they'll win.

[@rarias909]

If, if, if...😂

[@TheIncredibleJorge]

It is only fair. They created it. Their fault. Yet if the city Of Los Angeles pays for that rich developer to get out of that “eye sore” that they have built and abandoned for 5 years. In front of one of the world most popular Arenas, and in Los Angeles. But we should have sympathy for the wealthy developer. When some thing happens to someone do to his negligence. Naw!!! We going backwards like that.

[@Fasterskateboards123]

30 years ago that area had many six story walk ups were many working families and new comers could afford to live. Then AIG built Staples tore down most of the affordable housing replacing it with high end crap.

[@ThePoerio]

But where are the rich supposed to keep their 2nd and 3rd homes if you working class people living in the area. Can't they just sleep in their cars?

[@danielcarlson800]

Graffiti in Los Angeles? No Way!!!!!!!

[@melroze]

Shocking!!!

[@robertkitchens6341]

It’s self expression you r a c I s t

[@user-iv1os7ss5k]

“Our therapy, and our way of expressing ourselves!!!” 😂😂😂😂 they should express themselves by tagging on their homes, families homes.. 😂 I bet they would like that..

[@TheIncredibleJorge]

That is how it starts. You ain’t from the city, right? Did not grow up here?

[@VoteredorSmackyomamma]

lol I’m a union plumber &we did the plumbing there..good ole California.that’s why I left that crap hole state

[@kromephillen]

These towers have been sitting ABANDONED for YEARS!!! Just think… all the homeless out on our streets that could be housed there, violent crimes and who knows what else happens in those towers, foreign countries/corporations buying up huge amounts of land in major cities (meanwhile we have a housing crisis), etc etc … yet everyone is appalled by the different layers of colors being applied on the outside surface of the building. Government officials need to do better and us, the public, need to look into the deeper issues here and hold said officials accountable. We should be thanking these graffiti artists for shedding light the actual problem here, via a non-violent and creative outlet.

[@sightlocs349]

Just think of all the hard working people that would have to pay more in taxes to house these bums. Who’s gonna pay for the utilities?

[@jonransdell]

​@@sightlocs349taxpayers are already paying for the consequences of allowing the homelessness crisis to fester, who knows maybe providing housing might actually be a little cheaper! As well as being far more likely to provide an avenue for the homeless to become stable and productive.

[@rudymartinez6242]

Better to send the homeless back to the Red States that sent them here in the first place. But yeah, I see your point. The Chinese contractor ran out of money and left us with the unfinished building. The city officials should force the contractor to sell for half-price.

[@Warriorprincess101]

If this didn't happen or go viral, we wouldn't be seeing it all over the news right now and they would've kept ignoring it. Thank you taggers 😊

[@XLT999]

@@sightlocs349 The fact that those construction companies pay Pennies to all the workers , and the millions the project developers racked. Has nothing to do with your anger with graffiti artist

[@gwillikers7383]

Brazil looks amazing 😅

[@Therecov74]

north Tijuana

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

This is real street art

[@TheStreetFoolosopherMr187]

Facts

[@freezingcathedral]

and it's wack.

[@u686st7]

It's not "art", it's vandalism. Period.

[@fatronjones]

It's great art. You just mad😆

[@rarias909]

Relax Karen 😂

[@krystynasmyth1891]

Club 27 graffiti club awards 😂😂we should vote for the top 3

[@Suzette_Lilyrose]

Funny

[@zzzmisun]

Saying it's Art is B***S**T! Let's tag their houses, cars, or whatever belongs to them... We'll see if it's Art or Vandalism to them!!???

[@billiamc1969]

America is a sinking ship

[@fatronjones]

Cool.

[@heritagecollectionswest9953]

IT JUST AINT COMPLETE WITHOUT THE TWO KINGS CHAKA & JOEY EL FANTOM

[@NinoVigil]

CHAKA 🎉

[@TheIncredibleJorge]

125 and Tribe too!!

[@RyderGemini]

Somehow progressive looks a lot like dystopian to me.

[@Vespyr_]

Looks dope af.

[@wilsonmpesha904]

So accurate then.

[@weldmin4818]

Still looks better than Mississipi and Alabama

[@lvbadboy]

This is such trash what they did to the building

[@Hardball1Alpha]

The news anchor said it's impressive... this "tagging incident"

[@psyndicated5929]

KEEP YOUR HOPES UP!!!! You need to jnvestigate why thousands sleep on the surrounding sidewalks in the cold and rain while this building, among countless others in LA, stand empty.

[@The81titans]

Because then it will be called the projects aka now know as low income apartments

[@anikaelizabeth]

The city leaders are all of a sudden worried.

[@marblox9300]

The crime shouldn't be the taggers - it should be big money buying everything up.

[@carolbonnell6675]

It looks like garbage that's what graffiti looks like. They should be charged for doing that. Taggers that's so stupid they should say wreckers. Some of that shows a lot of artistry that they should be trying to make a living being there such a good drawers. But keep it off the buildings nobody wants it on the buildings it looks horrible.

[@cynicannkeel8899]

At least the buildings are being used for something. Leave the graffiti up there, and call it an art gallery. 7-10

[@xxxx7451]

that's really bad security

[@fiddlediddleLOL]

Craig n dae dae . developer's went broke 😂

[@teresakarr8328]

Why is the luxury high rise housing empty when you have all those people living outside on the streets of L.A.

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

How about you try finding a way of expressing yourself that doesn't include breaking the law??

[@David-yu5bz]

Sons of Kong ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha############

[@thdgcfx]

Garbage graffiti that a 5 year old could do

[@rnettles6241]

"Tagger Tower" A California icon!

[@carah4958]

Who owns this building and why was it allowed to fall into decay?

[@OttoByOgraffey]

It's not impressive, and this guy shouldn't glorify it. This is our world, and it's shameful.

[@AshieOlson]

Looks better than being vacant since 2019 when they scrapped the project and never did anything with it. Let’s talk about that huge ass building, and how we could house the homeless there.

[@skeetrix5577]

you gonna fork out the money to finish the place and hire the staff needed to keep it from turning into a highrise hellhole slum?

[@freezingcathedral]

what is with stupid people and wanting to give the homeless free things? give them forced labor and a paycheck, nothing else.

[@PauloRibeiro-eh7nl]

Some came from the spirit realm...billion dollar empty building while people sleep in the streets...

[@ilanlevi6775]

Rip city

[@rickintexas1584]

“Risks”? I don’t think so. LA is so weak on crime that they won’t do anything to graffiti criminals.

[@lizarosa156]

Sick of gangs and thugs raping pillaging.

[@tonyapendleton9316]

The real question is who the he'll they paying to clean that up ?! 😂😂😂

[@myownprivateglasgow280]

Graffiti is a valid 1st amendment form of artistic expression... esp. against property developers.

[@rnettles6241]

It's California, so you are correct!

[@bradleysmith9431]

It's vandalism

[@freezingcathedral]

getting a job instead of generationally living on ebt is also a form of artistic expression.

[@Therecov74]

some of them are in their 40's. @@freezingcathedral

[@sauronliebtdich]

the real crime is empty buildings while people sleep on the streets

[@NAzzTheHitMaker]

Their SONS tag it, Their DADS clean it up 😂

[@rnettles6241]

See... Graffiti creates jobs! Art wins!

[@freezingcathedral]

implying their dads ever cared about anything at all.

[@frankiesayrelax100]

City is "playing dumb.". City has the $$$ to install anti climb fencing, install private security, and place construction leins on the property.

[@thegoddessdiana9185]

Those losers who claimed to "identify" with this junk so-called art and feel that it expresses them or whatever they were babbling, ought to get real remployment. I saw the same sort of crap around in Poland back in 2000, and it was an eyesore; made everything look dingy.

[@fatronjones]

Go back to Poland

[@MikeCee7]

This LA male reporter, in the studio, seems to be jealous/envious, that he’s not out there tagging this building himself. He used the word “impressive” 3+ times.

[@rosanneshinkle4133]

Why is this a surprise? There are no consequences for crime in California.

[@taylorbug9]

It looks so much better now. And it can't be vandalism. They broke nothing, and the building is abandoned. It literally can not be considered vandalism.

[@wecountingmoneyoverhere2517]

It's not art! Paint yo house!

[@sailingaeolus]

"Hosting the grammies on Sunday.." LoL.

[@alamut8402]

News reporter was digging it 😂

[@77Avadon77]

I actually spent my life doing art and I find it fascinating however you're doing it on somebody else's private property. I doubt these taggers would like it if somebody came to their house and tagged on their house.

[@chilajeffrey5172]

These people have no morals no respect what so ever. What is there problem keep America clean please... This is NOT art 😡😡

[@chilajeffrey5172]

​@@davidhays2846 n I'm not talking about the grammy's I'm talking about how terrible the graffiti looks.

[@DebraSalsberry-n2d]

Damn, you guys in CA have a wonderful governor! Crime and one of the highest cost of living in this country. Be sure you vote him back in and keep him from destroying anyplace else.

[@freezingcathedral]

imagine thinking votes are counted.

[@DebraSalsberry-n2d]

@@freezingcathedral You are so right! Whether we vote in person, or absentee ballot, there's a good chance it won't be counted or even go to the candidate you really voted for.

[@marblox9300]

I would think that all financing would be in place before large buildings even get started. But what do I know.

[@RobustArid379]

The grossest part is when others say they like taggers! :(

[@10.11.9]

Solid work . . . maybe the city can hand them library cards for their civic contributions.

[@andrewfike4290]

This just how we express oursef. An example of how education is prioritized in the United States.

[@wilsonmpesha904]

Says someone with no artistic talent.

[@ATLbench]

4:28 that’s the most priceless sound bite!! 😎

[@crowdsurferx]

LOL the news reporter giving props to the art.

[@ATLbench]

@@crowdsurferx haha! Exactly! He says it’s impressive and COOL. Why? Because it is! It’s undeniable. Might be the coolest thing he’s ever seen. If it isn’t cool, people wouldn’t be constantly taking pictures. If it isn’t cool, all the graffiti inspired graphic design wouldn’t exist. It’s mega cool!

[@rubiferrer2419]

2024 and humanity is NOT evolving. All the chaos nowadays seems pretty primitive to me. 😮

[@jonadams2334]

Writing graffiti on private property is a form of ADDICTION because it continues on in spite of the many risks involved (falling from great heights, being arrested, hostile encounters from property owners or security, etc.).

[@ComsiCaterpillar]

"crime" ??? this is the beauty of the human spirit

[@ERone43]

China based developer sounds worse to me than tagger

[@spreadlovenotlies77]

This is not art its blight!!!!

[@Thedeathdump]

Honestly if the ppl are going to show the shallowness and stupidity of LAs leaders I’m all for it but if ppl are saying they are doing it as a way to “express” themselves then nah that not right. Let’s go express ourselves on ur house and see how u like it

[@donhopf]

Disgusting vandalism! It doesn’t matter if the building is abandoned or not it looks terrible and is not art in anyway when you deface someone else’s property.

[@Volksoner619]

Art is subjective

[@donhopf]

@@Volksoner619 if you hang it on your walls or in a gallery maybe. Although we can get into a discussion of empirical beauty that’s not subjective but that’s not the point here. When you paint stuff on someone else’s property that didn’t commission you to do it and it will cost them money to remove it because they don’t want it there it’s vandalism not art.

[@Volksoner619]

⁠you say all that yet walls banksy has vandalized have become protected works. One wall was taken down and sold for 6 figures.

[@donhopf]

You make a good point about Banksy’s work being very valuable. Many people would be happy to have him paint on their home and resell it. This is very rare case that wouldn’t upset the owner of property painted on without permission. Defacing peoples property even if done under the guise of political activism is wrong and expensive. An article from 2019 graffiti statics United States, states that annual budget for removal of this stuff is 12 billion in the US alone. Money that could be used for positive purposes.

[@grimispotato245]

That one building is an eye sore ? Look at all of downtown LA and ask that question again. Seriously ask again after looking at all of downtown LA ?

[@marblox9300]

Most areas of LA are an eyesore.

[@JoseGomez-vn7hn]

Next Trump Tower....Hahaha 😂

[@Alavastra]

May sound crazy but sometimes the artwork is actually beautiful, adds a nice touch. I often watch the trains that pass and look for the art. We have it in my town, it's an old town so when people add a touch of color, really doesn't look too bad.. unless they suck at it. Lol.

[@marblox9300]

You sound crazy................

[@Whatt787]

Way to go Governor NEWSOM, 27 stories of UGLY GRAFFITI

[@crowdsurferx]

You have no taste in art

[@lindashaw3640]

Why not make them into homeless shelters. Problem solved.

[@nessie42786]

Nah. Why house our homeless when we could pack it full of illegal aliens.

[@Left4d3adfreak1]

Because it's owned by a private Chinese developer. The city of LA doesn't get to just decide "this random building will now be a homeless shelter". They would have to purchase the building from that private owner. And I doubt they would have enough tax payer money to purchase, complete the build, furnish the building, and hire staff to run it. It's unfortunate but I do agree with you that it being a homeless shelter would be better than it sitting abandoned and serving no purpose. Sadly that's not how things work.

[@Vespyr_]

As far as LA is concerned that's what the street is for.

[@Vespyr_]

​@@Left4d3adfreak1The United States takes enough income from its citizens to fund proxy wars and manufacture weapons across the globe. Never assume the United States CAN'T financially support their people, they just don't WANT to.

[@freezingcathedral]

giving the homeless free things solves nothing.

[@johnreese4377]

Voters choice Great job voters. You voted for pro criminal politicians who passed pro criminal policies and laws. Great job voters 👏 👍

[@Kevin-vf7um]

Crypto just encourages this behavior.

[@jittersgeyser620]

How sad of a life to think tagging has some use or is considered cool for them to do it. It's like a middle school kid drawing in a notebook when bored, except these losers go out of their way to scribble.

[@jDvon10]

Bro. They built a $1 billion housing project in a place with housing scarcity and cost issues and abandoned it for 5 years... Thats a bigger issue than urban art.

[@ATLbench]

Graffiti in this form is the most prolific art movement on planet earth. Embrace it. It’s been going on for at least 50 years with spray cans, arguably centuries before that depending on how you examine and discuss it. Graffiti is fascinating. Clearly the people enjoy it. And it will never stop.

[@Nightowl7982]

Some people get paid for this.

[@jtbaying2312]

If I were homeless I definitely would be inside that building Many places to hide and set up home.

[@trayway2864]

Embarrassing? What's embarrassing is having abandoned high rises in the middle of your city center smh

[@The81titans]

Typical suspects, Therapy? How about you spray paint your home or tell your mom and daddy to buy you a crayon book. This is not therapy it’s more about getting attention that you lacked from your parents

[@nickyd3572]

Being a CA Native, Why would anybody want to live on top of each other in a state prone to earthquakes I’ll never understand.

[@The-Sniper1980]

I'm loving the BLADERUNNER look!.....awesome! When are the NEON lights being installed?!!!! ❤❤❤

[@callmesteve4736]

“The buildings are dangerous”😂that’s just their excuse for why they won’t shelter the homeless lol I got an idea and this might sound crazy but.. fix em

[@Dance__Lover636]

I love that the news reporter was true to himself, stating how amazing it is that it was coordinated so well. If that can be done…what else could be done 🤔 Art showing that the 99% can easily speak up if there not scared 🗣️🆙

[@MikeCee7]

I thought there’s a housing shortage in California? Why is the 27th story high-rise complete vacant?

[@Marbelly20111]

I could have sworn Gavin Newsom bought those buildings😅

[@dustypan83]

Looks like 💩

[@drmlatina]

I new the last reporter was impressed with the art and he confirmed it with his smile and when he said, cool kind of! I see no harm as they are vacant and there are so many other more important things to be concerned about. I do understand the danger, so maybe more Danger signs Do not enter and so on….💫

[@subliminalfrequency]

So we allowed a foreign company to come and build and then they run out of money( same crap they are doing in their own country) and don't make them responsible for the property's completion and YET this state has multiple city blocks of HOMELESS. The greed is overwhelming

[@Iowkxy]

An abandoned luxury high rise cmon I saw that coming

[@robertsteele5257]

A government not by the people CCP

[@Djaytiger]

Beautiful art! Salute to these grafftwriterz

[@CO-kh5bg]

Make me throw up! Our goat work!

[@melvyncalderon5606]

Thanks China. It's three towers not one building.

[@jb5907]

Nope, you got to leave it alone out of fear of insulting the artists who are just expressing themselves.

[@svenjorgensen5]

I'm going to just express myself on my next door neighbor's house.

[@Lukejb2Butterworth]

they are no artists ,they are criminals

[@seamac7564]

@@svenjorgensen5 right!

[@413.]

Someone needs to express themselves in these artists faces

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

Vs the governor expressing himself thru the performance art of destroying the state

[@lestercarvin4422]

Living in a sewer

[@JokerCat9]

Why are they validating these criminals by interviewing them?

[@2ingrams]

Yelled at them and told them to leave?????? Lock them up SMH

[@FreeRoamBaltimore]

If I had this construction project I would make this a part of the project. Project name: Graffiti Towers.