The Santa Clarita City Council voted Tuesday to repeal an ordinance which limits registered sex offenders from living near schools or parks, and is seeking alternatives to the measure, which was ruled unconstitutional. City Attorney Joseph Montes advised the council to repeal the current ordinance due to the ruling that the ordinances were unconstitutional, reminding the council that there were ...

The Santa Clarita City Council is considering repealing restrictions Tuesday which currently limit registered sex offenders from living near schools or parks after it was ruled unconstitutional, officials said. In November 2006, Proposition 82, known as “Jessica’s Law,” was passed by California voters to restrict the residency of sex offenders, but was later ruled unconstitutional in 2015 by the California ...