Laguna Beach makes carrying items such as flag poles illegal during protests on public property

Recent Open California protesters at Main Beach carried flags on poles as they called for loosening restrictions during the state’s coronavirus quarantine.
Concerned when some of the protesters waved their flags, and the poles they were attached to, near passing motorists and motorcycles, Laguna Beach Police Chief Laura Farinella asked the City Council this week to consider an emergency order extending the city’s prohibition on carrying or possessing items or articles generally consi