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Pleasanton Street Preacher’s Lawsuit Alleges Santa Cruz Violates His Free Speech

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to allow a Pleasanton man to resume preaching on a public street after he was ticketed three times for noise complaints and had his amplified speech permit revoked by Santa Cruz police. The lawsuit also seeks to overturn two city laws that allow police to issue a city permit for amplified public speech and allows police to revoke the permits …