San Francisco officials enraged over Justin Bieber graffiti

A Justin Bieber sidewalk ad in San Francisco.
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San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is not a Belieber.

The city has heard from several residents complaining about the ads, which have not washed away despite several rainstorms, and Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru vowed to take a "strong stand" against taggers "who believe they are above the law when it comes to blighting our city." Bieber, Def Jam Records, and Universal Music Group have yet to comment or stencil their responses on the sidewalks of San Francisco.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.