Roberto Costa - Oakland

Roberto Costa moved to Allendale Park Neighborhood in May 2005. Became Chair of Allendale Park Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) from 2007-2009. The priorities for the group became to increase the amount of Neighborhood Watch Groups in the area, increase the quality of life of residents by reporting infrastructural maintenance needed in the area and to provide a list of social resources available to residents of Oakland as a mechanism for crime prevention.

Roberto Costa became an active member of the Allendale Park Beautification Committee which coordinated monthly cleanups around the neighborhood and eventually phased to public benefit art projects in the name of mosaic murals on public property with permission from Public Works' Adopt-A-Spot program. The following list encompasses the community benefit mosaic mural project in Oakland up to date:

Project Description	Project Location/ Neighborhood	Project Date
Allendale Mosaic Planters	35th Avenue - I-580 Exit / Allendale Park	April 2008
Allendale Rec Center Peace Tree Mosaic	3711 Suter Ave. / Allendale Park	May 2009
1st Maxwell Park Mosaic Wall	Fleming Avenue side / Maxwell Park	June-July 2009
8 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	Along Penniman Ave. - 35th Ave.- High St. / Allendale Park	March - April 2010
2nd Maxwell Park Mosaic Wall	Allendale Avenue side / Maxwell Park	May-June 2010
3 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	Fleming Ave. - Allendale Ave. / Maxwell Park	August 2010
2 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	School Street -35th Ave. / Allendale Park	October 2010
Fruitvale International Plaza Mosaic	International Blvd. - 35th Ave. / Fruitvale District	March-April 2011
3rd Maxwell Park Mosaic Wall	High Street side / Maxwell Park	May - June 2011
2 Trash Container Beautification	Penniman Avenue - Short Street/ Allendale Park	March 2012
10 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	Along Grand Avenue / Adams Point	April-May 2012
4th Maxwell Park Mosaic Front Wall	Monticello side / Maxwell Park	May-July 2012
2 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	40th St. - Market Street / Longfellows Neighborhood	March 2013
1 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	34th St. - Martin Luther King / West Oakland	April 2013
2 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	27th Street - Harrison Avenue / Westlake Middle School	May 2013
2 Trash Container Mosaic Beautification	Bienati Way - Fruitvale Avenue / Dimond District	July - August 2013
Playground Retaining Wall	Maxwell Park	April -June 2013
Trash Container / Retaining Wall Mosaic	Courtland Creek Park / Melrose High Hopes Neighborhood	September - October 2013
Melrose Public Library Mosaic	Bancroft Avenue - 47th Avenue Triangle / Melrose High Hopes Neighborhood	December 2013-March 2014