Team effort results in less graffiti in Fallbrook

Those residents who have seen graffiti around town may notice that there is less of it compared to a few years ago. The decrease in the defacing of property is due to the efforts of a small group of volunteers and their partner in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Those volunteers are part of the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance (FBA) and its Graffiti Removal Program.

On Oct. 4, FBA board members heard a report on the success of the program from Sheriff’s deputy Tim Clark, who has been keeping track of graffiti cases and perpetrators and requesting warrants for their arrest from the...