Seattle weighs rules for graffiti worth saving

Published July 11, 2025 2:53pm ET



(The Center Square) – Seattle City Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth wants to balance crackdowns on illegal graffiti with beautifying public spaces, after a popular “Hot Rat Summer” mural was painted over.

During the public comment period of a Seattle Public Works Committee meeting on Wednesday, one resident spoke on a graffiti piece placed on a public building in Cal Anderson Park, located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

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