The news just never stopped this week:

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Gruel wants San Fernando Valley residents to help kick-off a “graffiti crackdown.”

Greuel, police and school district officials will declare a “war on graffiti” during a community forum Wednesday night at Grant High School in Valley Glen.

It is part of a plan to eliminate gangs, starting with their symbols and tags, NBC4′s Robert Kovacik reported.

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Just found this news piece:

Whittier police Detective Lenin Ceja considers himself somewhat of an expert on local gangs and graffiti.

“I know all the players … in this city,” said Ceja, the new gang-graffiti detective for Santa Fe Springs.

Officials selected Ceja as their top choice for the job recently, after the Santa Fe Springs City Council this year designated $135,000 to create the new position, said city police services Director Fernando Tarin.

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