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Created by Leon Loucheur
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This mural is about gentrification and the soaring rents that have driven the bohemian class from the city. Using the great white shark as a metaphor for the insatiable economic engine driving the city, this piece offers commentary on a blind, ever-consuming beast trailed by the ghosts of its conquests. The mural is located one block from the BART station, and many commuters walk past it on their way to work, offering an additional layer of poignancy to those caught in the struggle to stay in the city.