Public Safety Committee to Hear SB 448 Today (Friday, September 11 – 11:30 am)

The Assembly Public Safety Committee will conduct a hearing today, at 11:30 am, regarding SB 448 which would require some registered citizens to disclose their internet identifiers. The hearing is the result of a decision by the Rules Committee. At this time, the Committee is not accepting verbal comments regarding the bill but written comments may be sent by E-mail to committee staffer Martin Vindiola at martin.vindiola@asm.ca.gov. “The legislative process is railroaded in its consideration of SB 448,” stated CA RSOL president Janice Bellucci. “The requirement to disclose internet identifiers…

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TX: No Place to Go, Forever, Texas Offender Says

HOUSTON (CN) – A Pasadena, Texas law that bans sex offenders from living “within 1,000 feet … of any neighborhood” is unconstitutional, a man who completed serving his sentence 8 years ago claims in court.      Israel Escobar sued the city of Pasadena on Wednesday in Federal Court.      Pasadena, pop. 133,000, part of greater Houston, is a Hispanic-majority city known for its refineries and strawberry festival. It was named after the California city.      Escobar spent six years in prison after he was convicted of three felonies: attempted sexual assault, sexual assault…

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