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Whittier adopts urgency ordinance banning targeted residential picketing within 300 feet of homes
Summary
The Whittier City Council on Sept. 9 adopted an urgency ordinance (No. 3169) prohibiting targeted residential picketing within 300 feet of a dwelling, citing resident safety and privacy; the measure passed 5–0 and staff also introduced a standard ordinance (No. 3170) to follow regular adoption procedures.
The Whittier City Council voted unanimously Sept. 9 to adopt an urgency ordinance (No. 3169) that would prohibit “targeted residential picketing” within 300 feet of a residential structure and to introduce an identical standard ordinance (No. 3170).
City staff framed the ordinances as an effort to protect the “well-being, tranquility, and privacy of the home” while acknowledging that public demonstrations remain generally protected under the First Amendment. "The proposed urgency and standard ordinances would prohibit targeted picketing within 300 feet of a residential structure," staff told the council during the presentation.
Council members asked…
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