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Flag back on Sunol Grade, but still without a permit

Original post made on Jul 7, 2010

There will likely be at least one permanent mural of an American flag in the vicinity of the Sunol Grade section of Interstate Highway 680 in unincorporated Alameda County near Sunol, California Department of Transportation officials said Tuesday.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 5:24 AM

Comments (12)

Posted by Izzy
a resident of another community
on Jul 7, 2010 at 10:31 am

Would be cool to see a photo with this story... just an idea.


Posted by Cholo
a resident of Livermore
on Jul 7, 2010 at 10:47 am

old news...


Posted by like2seeit
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Jul 7, 2010 at 2:28 pm

a photo of what? Anyone have a picture of the flag before Caltrans painted over it?


Posted by Stacey
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Jul 7, 2010 at 9:26 pm

Stacey is a registered user.

That is a suitable location!


Posted by steve
a resident of Parkside
on Jul 8, 2010 at 8:12 am

chola and the non-patriotic occupiers our land lose again.


Posted by Dave
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 8, 2010 at 8:37 am

I think Cholo was talking about Bureaucratic Stupidity when she referred to "old news"!


Posted by Arroyo
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 8, 2010 at 9:37 am

Boy, was I misled. Somebody told me that Cholo was one of those up there on the hill repainting the flag. Another positive image destroyed...!!


Posted by Steve
a resident of Lydiksen Elementary School
on Jul 9, 2010 at 9:24 am

Since when is a concrete slab not a "suitable location" for an American flag mural? Caltrans had a problem with it because the American flag was painted on State owned land? Aren't there American flags painted on other State owned land? I'm pretty sure there are plenty of flags flying over State owned land, since California is still in the USA. So a plain, concrete slab is more desirable than one painted with a professionally painted American Flag? Is anyone at Caltrans going to be punished for such poor decision-making...I won't hold my breath.


Posted by Arroyo
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2010 at 12:19 pm

Don't worry, he's gone. That guy who made the decision to paint over the flag has left Cal-Trans for a new job with the Obama administration overseeing a portion of the new Federal Health Care plan.


Posted by ptowngirly
a resident of Mission Park
on Jul 9, 2010 at 12:41 pm

The amazing patriotic gentleman who painted the flag mural after 9/11 should be allowed to paint it again, this time with assistance of cal trans who should not have painted over it in the first place. The gentleman who painted this mural is someone I know very well and worked with for many years. What's even more amazing about what he did when he painted the mural is the fact that he is of asian decent and I believe is first generation american. Great guy who deserves our respect for years to come. This is a man who respects and honors the country who graciously allowed his family to build a life in. Haven't been on that section of 680 recently, but if the flag is back up....HOORAH!


Posted by Mom of Foothill student
a resident of Foothill High School
on Jul 12, 2010 at 8:40 am

If you are proud to be an American you should not have a problem with an American Flag painted where everyone can see it, without a permit.


Posted by Kermit
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 12, 2010 at 10:54 am

I would much prefer that Caltrans concentrate on fixing potholes and broken pavement on I-680 than worrying about obliterating an American flag. The real story about this is more likely that a left-wing-loon within Caltrans didn't like a patriotic display and decided to take it out.


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