How to resolve AdBlock issue? CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Yuba College's Clear Lake Campus was hit by graffiti vandalism last week, at the same time as damage also occurred at the nearby courthouse.
Pam Bordisso, a counselor at the college – located at 15880 Dam Road Extension – said graffiti on the library wall was discovered on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 23.
That same morning, spray painted graffiti also had been discovered on the Clearlake courthouse, located a short distance away on South Center Drive, as Lake County News has reported.
In the case of the college, Bordisso said the tagging was on a 10-foot by 30-foot section of the library wall, and also on a nearby stairwell.
Officials have not reported if the two tagging incidents are linked.
Sgt. Nick Bennett of the Clearlake Police Department told Lake County News that the incident had not been reported to his agency. Bordisso said the damage was reported to the Yuba College Police Department.
Bordisso said the vandalism at the college was painted over on the same day that it was discovered.
“The head maintenance man said that he thinks it cost about $300 to take care of the damage and interfered with him getting to other important tasks that day,” she said.
In the case of the courthouse, which is owned by the state, that vandalism is estimated to require about $3,300 in repairs, according to Lake County Superior Court Chief Executive Officer Krista LeVier.
Bennett said the courthouse vandalism appeared to have been done by local Norteno street gang members.
Email Elizabeth Larson at elarson@lakeconews.com . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
