BLAKESPEAR MATTERS Painted on Cardiff Street

BLAKESPEAR MATTERS has been painted in giant yellow capital letters on Rubenstein Drive in Cardiff.

Because the COVID-19 pandemic grounded the Guerrilla’s drone, helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft fleets, we were unable to get a photo by post time. The shot above demonstrates the technique that was probably used.

Rubenstein Drive residents, sheriff’s deputies and city public works department members stood looking at the yellow declaration and wondered how it was done without anybody knowing and sounding an alarm. Speculation was the painters must have planned well and worked quickly in the wee hours.

A debate ensued: Has Rubenstein Drive been defaced? Should the declaration remain? Should it be painted over with black paint? Does Blakespear matter?

One neighbor wondered aloud, “Who or what is Blakespear?”

News of the painted declaration spread quickly via social media. Comments piled up. Some examples: Your street is next. § It’s a tragedy of unprecedented proportions. § She has my vote. § I don’t like the color yellow. § Is it water-based or oil-based paint? § THUNDER MATTERS § Put a mask on it!

Scratching a declaration into beach sand with a stick is one thing. Painting a partisan statement on a public street is quite another. As the situation develops, no resolution is in sight.