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Los Angeles City Councilman Introduces Motion to Decriminalize Playing Ball on Streets, Sidewalks

Councilman Bob Blumenfield calls the law ‘uncommonly silly.’
Los Angeles City Councilman Introduces Motion to Decriminalize Playing Ball on Streets, Sidewalks
People play with a soccer ball during the Watts Juneteenth Street Fair in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, on June 19, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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In Los Angeles, a law banning children from playing catch or kicking a soccer ball on the street or sidewalk is at the center of a new debate.

Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield introduced a motion on Aug. 1 to repeal a municipal code that bans playing ball or engaging in sports with a ball on sidewalks, streets, and public parks except in designated areas.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.