This week Santa Cruz County Superior Court is moving forward with the unnecessary trial of six people accused of illegally camping outside government buildings in the summer of 2010. The county’s consideration of their demonstration as breaking state lodging laws is missing the point: people in the United States have the right to assemble.

Sleeping ban opponents continue to protest in an effort to wake up the community with regards to an ordinance that is unjust to the city’s homeless population.

With both the law and limited shelter space stacked against them, Santa Cruz’s homeless have few options when it comes to sleep.