Demonstrators in Los Angeles will no longer be able to protest within 300 feet of a target’s home, according to an ordinance passed today by the city council after Angelenos protesting the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate showed up at two councilmembers’ homes. On Sept. 14, the city council voted 13-2 to pass the ordinance, with Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Mike Bonin dissenting, though they declined to comment at the final vote. A unanimous vote was required to pass the ordinance on first reading; on second reading, ordinances usually require a simple majority to pass, but because this ordinance included an emergency clause, it requires a three-fourths majority to pass. The final vote on Sept. 21 passed, again with a 13-2 vote. Currently, the city’s law states that people may not protest within 100 feet of a target’s private residence. The ordinance changes that law to 300 feet and states that …
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