In Pleasanton, California, an act of civil disobedience recalling the spirit of Gandhi, Thoreau, and Martin Luther King, as reported in the Portland Oregonian:

City Council members who want Neil and Pat Nelson to paint their unfinished home a darker shade voted 3-2 to give the Nelsons an ultimatum: Paint your home a darker shade or we won't let you move in. The Nelsons are defying the council and have occupied the home without a permit. The city is considering how to get them out of the house.

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