Judith Prieve is a reporter and editor for the Bay Area News Group who covers eastern Contra Costa County for the East Bay Times and The Mercury News. She has worked as a reporter, features editor and assistant metro editor at newspapers in Wisconsin and Northern California and has been at what is now the Bay Area News Group since 1990.
Artist David Cho uses a can of spray paint on a mural being painted along the side of a building on Cumberland Street on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Pittsburg, Calif. The city of Pittsburg is using $250,000 in surplus money from its general fund to paint murals in several locations across town. PITTSBURG — Bland brick and cement exterior walls are being transformed into colorful, eye-popping art treasures thanks to a new mural program the city of Pittsburg has started.
Davis and other staff are hoping visitors will stop, take a photo with the artwork and post it on social media, helping to promote the city. Artist David Cho uses a can of spray paint on a mural being painted along the side of a building on Cumberland Street on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Pittsburg, Calif. The city of Pittsburg is using $250,000 in surplus money from its general fund to paint murals in several locations across town.
“It’s a celebration of Pittbsurg,” he said, noting staff wants to see more of such art throughout the city. “It’s bright, it’s colorful. It’s got the Pittsburg logo. It’s got a lot about our history, our future. It’s really elaborate and very diverse.” Luciano Roque created this art noveau-style mural on the side of the CreAsian restaurant building at 610 Railroad Ave. in downtown Pittsburg in the winter of 2024. The city is using budget surplus funds to pay for murals to try to encourage visitors to walk about and stay awhile.
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