Sheriff's officials say the West Hollywood homeowners who put a mannequin dressed like the Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor in their front yard Halloween display agreed to take the Palin effigy down on Wednesday evening.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says Mayor Jeff Prang had a "long heart-to-heart" with the homeowners. Whitmore says the display's creator realized the intensity of the reaction was greater than he anticipated.
Earlier in the afternoon, neighbors covered up the Palin mannequin with sheets, in what Whitmore described as a friendly protest.
Later a handful of protesters were joined by an SUV with an effigy labeled "Chad," after the display's creator, Chad Morrisette.
Whitmore says the rest of the scene - with Republican presidential candidate John McCain popping out of the chimney surrounded by fake flames - is still on display.
