This week, we took the first steps to put in place policies that will better protect our children and put an end to the failings in our criminal justice system that allow violent sexual predators to slip through the cracks.  

During an announcement at my office, a representative from the Chelsea King Family read a statement from Kelly and Brent King asking me to join them and lead the legislative effort to enact real changes to better protect our children and our communities from violent sex offenders. I am humbled and honored to work with them to create Chelsea's Law.

This joint effort between my office and the King family will seek changes in the law to protect California's children from violent sexual predators. Our goal is simple-to make sure that no family has to go through what the King and Dubois families are experiencing right now.

A guest blogger for Voice of San Diego mentioned her support for Assembly Bill 2272, the legislation Nathan is authoring with Assemblymember Marty Block of Chula Vista. In a place characterized by partisan stalemates, she praises Nathan for being a courageous exception, and someone who will deliver practical results for California schools. 

When there are opportunities to give our schools the flexibility and financial support they need to keep class sizes low during tight budge times, support is the only reasonable choice.

This doesn't make sense.  Jessica's law said sex offenders can't do something, and yet they do.  This is an area that might need legislative action.

Officials Allow Sex Offender to Live Near School

By GERRY SHIH

A convicted sex offender has moved into a home across the street from Wildwood Elementary School in Piedmont, infuriating parents, who are asking school officials and the police why the 2006 state law mandating a minimum distance of 2,000 feet between schools and the residences of sex offenders is not being enforced.

But the Piedmont police, on the advice of county and state law enforcement officials, say there is nothing they can do.