Graffiti artists get creative in West Oakland 'battle'

OAKLAND -- The California Penal Code classifies unauthorized graffiti as "vandalism" -- a crime that can cost the offender a sizable fine or even jail time.
But Estria Miyashiro, of Oakland, a veteran of the graffiti art movement for more than two decades, hopes to change skeptics' minds about graffiti and those who practice it.Three years ago, he launched the "Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle