This protest was repeated in Santa Cruz on Friday 2-25-05 at the Branciforte overpass at 5-6PM. This time around a CHP officer stopped by to ask us to remove the signs from view of the highway. She mentioned that we might be arrested if we did not comply. It took her until 6PM to consult with an attorney and come up with the exact code section we were violating, but it now appears that we will need a permit from Cal-Trans before the protest can be repeated yet again.

One could argue double standard aka Amy and Cassandra of Scotts Valley fame as there were plenty of protest signs visible all day long from overpasses during the last election, presumably without permits.