But I know from attending a few Echo Park Chamber of Commerce meetings illegal graffiti is not cool.

Sadly one of the frequent targets are the murals that make Echo Park so special. They are targeted partly because the city won't remove the tags immediately, to protect the artwork. But repair costs money and no one can pay to fix the murals. So sometimes people push to remove the artwork altogether so that it will be easier to remove the graffiti in a timely fashion. Very sad. And it's happening all over the city.

A story on KPCC cited The Eastsider LA reportage - the 4,000 cans of spray paint the store keeps in stock worry residents.