Supervisors' vote allows for temporary protest area restrictions

In the event of protests in unincorporated San Diego County, the county's Chief Administrative Officer or the CAO's designee will have the authority to designate temporary area restrictions which include the prohibition of items which might be used as weapons.

The measure was passed as an urgency ordinance Sept. 26, and since four votes are necessary for passage of an urgency ordinance, the Board of Supervisors took the unprecedented step of having Supervisor Greg Cox vote by teleconference. The 4-0 vote reflects Cox's teleconference vote and the absence of Ron Roberts, who along with Cox was...