Amid Mayhem In Its Streets, One California City Goes After 102-Year-Old Man For Graffiti

Victor Silva Sr. (KTVU) Shoplifting, vandalism, strong-arm robberies, burglaries, and other violent crimes are so out of control in Oakland that multiple corporations — Target, Taco Bell, Denny’s, In-N-Out — are fleeing and unlikely to return. So it makes sense, in California’s unique way, that city officials are cracking down on a 102-year-old, wheelchair-bound resident who cannot clean the graffiti off his fence fast enough. On Wednesday, KTVU reported that Oakland is hammering Victor Silva Sr., a city resident for the past 80 years, with a citation carrying an $1,100 fine if the graffiti on his property was not gone by last Tuesday. Read: Virginia Democrat Says Border Situation Is Not An “Invasion” But Rather An “Immigration Crisis” The citation also came with a $1,277 penalty for each time Silva’s property fails an inspection. Silva told the outlet that he was a former contractor and had handled painting over the street art himself until he got too old to do it. The family, including Silva’s 70-year-old son, try to cover it as best they can. “Just had a roller and a paintbrush and just painted it. It was very easy because I was a contractor, you know. I’ll be 103...