Authorities in Mendocino County are investigating after a Caltrans electronic highway sign was tampered with so it displayed a virulently racist message to drivers over the weekend.
Saoirse Byrne was on her way home to Boonville at about 9 p.m. Saturday when she saw a horrifying message just after entering Mendocino County on state Highway 128. The flashing road sign, which usually says 'Expect Delays,' no longer warned of ongoing road construction. The message instead read 'N------ aren't welcome.'She pulled her car over and set out to disable the vandalized sign. 'It's a not-so-veiled threat and not to be taken lightly,' she said.
'Caltrans was made aware Saturday night of a message board that was vandalized along Route 128 in Mendocino County near the Sonoma County line. Staff went to the construction site and the message was removed. The message board is operated by a contractor for a culvert project. The incident is under investigation,' Machado said.A member of the Anderson Valley Unified School District board, Byrne said she has never seen anything like this in her 13 years in the Anderson Valley.
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