12/24/25 EDIT: I'm going through videos of other street performers creating a detailed map of the dozens of different locations where police have harassed, ticketed, or arrested performers. Beyond the videos I provide below I suggest you check out this youtube channel showing the experience of a local break dancing comedian street performer: www.youtube.com/@heretostaysa

NEW VIDEO ADDED NOV. 19 2025

Who is impacted?

1. Everyone is impacted anytime We The People lose our freedom to express ourselves
2. Taxpayers and constituents are impacted when taxes are misappropriated to silence free speech instead of serve our city.
3. Crime victims who actually NEED police assistance have service delayed while cops are distracted antagonizing innocent citizens.
4. Parents are impacted as them, or their kids, risk being cited or arrested for chalking in front of the wrong cop.

Background

I created chalk art around the city for years without much issue other than them pressure washing my work away. Then in 2023 after winning a wrongful arrest settlement in Leon Valley the local police started harassing me more. I spoke about it at City Hall...instead of it getting better I got violently and wrongfully detained less than two weeks later. Two days after that I got wrongfully arrested and they "lost" my wallet. Three months later I got cursed at and threatened with arrest by a SAPD officer in Leon Valley. Three months after that I got a citation for "Possession of Graffiti implements" for having washable sidewalk chalk at a public park in the middle of the afternoon. The last citation likely happened because City of San Antonio issued a statement claiming on News4 that sidewalk chalk has been illegal for the past 17 years...Despite the city and Artpace organization hosting a massive downtown chalk festival for the past 20 years.

Our Request
We demand that the City of San Antonio 

1. Explicitly clarify that children's sidewalk chalk and temporary street art are NOT criminal offenses on public property.
2. Cease arrests and citations related to sidewalk chalk art and performance art
3. Develop clear guidelines that protect artistic expression in public spaces
4. Provide training to law enforcement about the difference between vandalism and temporary, non-destructive art

Closing

While I do believe in public art of all kinds, I do believe the artist/creative/performer/protester should be mindful of their surroundings. I think there should be reasoning, empathy, and mindfulness. I think such practices makes a more enjoyable community. I use chalk because of how affordable and accessible it is...how fleeting, childish, and innocent it is. In this vein of thought I frequently include hopscotch games by my free hand circles...and the quotes "Overlapping friend circles bring a community to blossom." and "Create beauty knowing it will be washed away."