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Stockton council sends proposed face‑covering ordinance back to committee after fraught debate on enforcement and civil liberties
Summary
Council reviewed two draft ordinances to restrict face coverings in specified public places and to create an administrative penalty; police raised enforcement and profiling concerns and civil‑liberties advocates warned of First Amendment risk. Council voted 7–0 to return the proposals to the Legislative & Environmental Committee for further study and public input.
The Stockton City Council on Nov. 18 debated two draft ordinances intended to address use of face coverings (including ski masks) in select public places. One draft (Attachment A) was broader; a second (Attachment B) narrowed prohibited locations and added a $1,000 administrative penalty modeled on a Philadelphia ordinance.
Assistant City Attorney Taryn Jones described…
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