Murals have begun to appear on the plywood that became a staple of Castro neighborhood storefronts following the imposition of shelter-in-place orders in March due to the novel coronavirus. "This is a really amazing show of solidarity with folks in the Castro working together to make it happen," Shannon Amitin, a trans activist who is on the advisory boards of both the Castro Merchants and the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District, told the Bay Area Reporter via phone May 29.Amitin said that the idea.