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Hi,
The nature of Berkeley spam depends upon the neighborhood and time of year. It is overwhelmingly paper, 99% 8.5 x 11".
In the more expensive neighborhoods it tends to be "lost cats" (10%) and advertising for cleaning services, brush removal, gutter cleaning, hauling. Small businesses.
Downtown and near the university, the spam density is much higher. Lots of small business advertising - movers, psychic readers, chiropracters, lectures, and music performances. Recently, the music ads have been getting much larger maybe - 24 x 36" and beyond. The worst offender in Berkeley is a group called "eHousing.com", an apartment finding service that absolutely blankets the university area with electric purple 11 x 17" posters.
In the cheaper neighborhoods, the music performance advertising predominates. Utility poles become about 2 feet in diameter with the music spam ... until the next person lights it. Many Berkeley poles have suffered serious fire damage. Many are significant fire hazards ( ... something the CAUSS site could mention in the list of problems with with spam.)
During election season, the politicians blanket the whole city with mindless repetition of their names.
Attachment is mostly done with staples, but the city owned poles are metal and so 'require' tape (masking or wide transparent tape) or glue. Newer poles have a fluted cross section which make spam easier to remove. Politicians staple spam to sticks, then they hang it HIGH with tape. They often fail to remove the spam after the election.
EarlofSnerl
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