Editing Florence, Oregon (section)

===Accidental ban on sex===
The Florence City Council brought national attention to Florence after it approved a poorly-worded ordinance at its regular meeting on November 26, 1977. Intending to prevent people from having sexual intercourse in view of bystanders, the council approved a measure that made it illegal to have sex "while in or in view of a public or private place." Days later, a re-reading of the ordinance showed that it applied to sex in private. According to the [[United Press International]] report that followed days later, "City officials said they would not enforce the new ordinance until it could be amended."<ref>{{Cite news |author= |date=December 2, 1977 |title=Ban on Sex Accidentally Imposed in Oregon City |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-choose-words-caref/130330142/ |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=I-5 }}</ref>