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Looking for work on the sidewalk won't be illegal in the city anymore.
The Lake Forest City Council on Tuesday repealed its solicitation ordinance, which states no one may stand on a sidewalk to solicit work. The action was part of the city's process of updating codes adopted from the county after its creation in 1991.
City officials said they have not enforced the law for several years, citing legal decisions.
Repealing the solicitation ordinance could satisfy a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana this month alleging the city infringed on day workers' free speech by enforcing the law. The council, the Sheriff's Department and Lt. Jay LeFlore, chief of police services, were named in the lawsuit...
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posted by NeoN @ 3/22/2007 07:17:00 AM
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