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Red Bluff council hears First Amendment warning, tables sign‑content regulation discussion
Summary
Staff briefed the council on legal limits to content‑based sign regulation under the First Amendment. After multiple public commenters cautioned the city about litigation risk, the council agreed to table the item and not pursue content-based restrictions at this time.
City staff advised the Red Bluff City Council on Feb. 3 that the First Amendment limits the city’s ability to regulate signs based on content or viewpoint. The staff memo said the city may regulate physical aspects of signs — such as size, location, timing, height and lighting — but it may not lawfully restrict messages because they are offensive…
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