A Native American Oakland woman is hoping her efforts to remove what she calls a culturally offensive Piedmont Avenue mural will soon pay off, although plans to paint over the artwork are now on hold.

Diane Williams has long opposed the mural, which was completed in 2006 and features a prominent image of a naked Ohlone man accepting Western clothes from what appears to be Catholic priests or monks.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.