But in a matter of days, someone will vandalize the building again.Wong has received notices from the city demanding the graffiti be removed within 10 days, or he'll be fined. And in order to appeal, he'll have to pay a filing fee of $137.
"I hate to say it, but I feel like I'm defeated. I'm not being served. I was born and raised in Oakland," Wong said. He feels that city officials are not doing enough to help small business owners such as himself. "Broken windows so many times, we finally had to stucco over them because we're tired of claiming insurance for replacement windows. Our deductible doesn't even cover that," Wong said."It's an easy target, maybe they're jumping on the bandwagon because of all the Asian hate crimes. Oh, they're Asian, let's get going on this guy too," said Wong.
"Help us help the city of Oakland. We're providing a service for parents, people who work in the city of Oakland," Wong said.