Oct 13, 2008 7:10 pm US/Pacific
Bay Area Vandals Target Prop. 8 Campaign Signs
VALLEJO (CBS 5 / KCBS) ―
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Same-sex couple Amber Weiss walks with her partner Sharon Papo before they are married at San Francisco City Hall June 17, 2008, in San Francisco.
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Residents of a Vallejo neighborhood spoke out Monday against vandals who targeted signs opposing Proposition 8, which would change California's constitution to outlaw gay marriage.
Twelve anti-Prop 8 signs have been removed in the Valle Vista neighborhood, making some residents nervous.
"The first thing that goes through your mind is, 'is this the beginning of hate crimes in Vallejo' and we don't want that in our community," said a man who only wished to be identified as "Paul." He's lived in the neighborhood with his partner for five years.
But those who support Proposition 8, aren't immune to vandalism, either. A Danville man who put up 17 signs in San Ramon also said his signs had been removed.
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