hour at any one spot has clearly been made illegal under the Move-Along law, police have studiously avoided them.
Said Joe Williams, one of the SAFE organizers, "Sometimes you just have to take back the sidewalks by going ahead and using them."

April 2Q04

non-commercial display device, like Argue's political table.
Superior Court Judge Michael Barton ruled in court on March 19 that the law is unconstitutional as a result. He indicated he would put his ruling in writing at an April 2nd hearing at Deputy City Attorney Morgan's request.
Speaking shortly after the hearing, Argue stated, "This is a victory in defense of free speech rights. Limiting political tabling to one hour is an overbroad restriction on free speech that brings police scrutiny, intimidation, and enforcement against a constitutionally protected activity. While the legal arguments used to overturn this law are not quite the same as why I deeply oppose it, those arguments had the desired outcome of overturning the law. Any further attempts by the City Council to pass new laws against free speech will be met with the same kind of opposition and civil disobedience."
santa cruz's war on the poor
Earlier this year, Mike True, a street musician, was awarded a settlement of $15,000 for his arrest for having his guitar case open on the sidewalk with copies of his own music on CDs in the case within view. True said, "To rule otherwise would mean we don't have the right to show our