BURKE, P.J.
Petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition restraining the Municipal Court of the City of Los Angeles from prosecuting petitioner for violation of section 41.18 (b) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a loitering ordinance, contending such ordinance is invalid in that the State of California, by the provisions of Penal Code section 647, has preempted the field encompassing loitering offenses. The two sections are set forth in the footnote.
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