City Beat (San Diego, CA)

While "surfing" the internet this morning (4:00AM - I still have trouble sleeping) I came across a very cool alternative newspaper callled City Beat out of San Diego that has written some great articles on the nightmare know as Jessica's Law. Here's some of the articles.

Tuesday, March 9,2010
Editorial

The problem with sex offenders

Let's hope Nathan Fletcher's inquiry is genuine and not merely a grab for law-and-order glory

By CityBeat Staff

It was as predictable as the new reality of rainfall every weekend in San Diego: A state lawmaker was sure to make camp in the spotlight amid the grief and anger over the apparent murder of two teenage girls and vow to spearhead sweeping changes to current law.

Tuesday, April 15,2008
News

Sex offenders!!!

Do our laws really protect kids, or are they misdirected reactions based on myths, misperceptions and stereotypes?

By Kelly Davis

Most people reading this will remember when there were no public sex-offender registries—no online portals where you can type in your address and find out if a sex offender is living nearby or sign up to receive an e-mail alert when one moves into your neighborhood.

Wednesday, February 23,2011
Editor's Note

That's another story

It takes longer than a few minutes to explain why some sex offenders need defending

By David Rolland

I received a letter a couple of weeks ago from an anonymous correspondent who’d heard me talking about sex offenders on KPBS’s Feb. 4 Editors Roundtable radio show.

Wednesday, February 2,2011
News

Without a home...

Sex offenders press judge for relief from Jessica’s Law

By Kelly Davis

In 1989, Mike pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual assault. It was a he said / she said case: His girlfriend at the time accused him of touching her breasts after she’d told him to stop.

Wednesday, September 15,2010
Letters

A few corrections and our reader's feedback

Corrections, and our reader's takes on sex offenders, intolerance and Rancho Bernardo

Wednesday, September 8,2010
Letters

More on the 'unintended consequence'

A readers tells a story about the nightmarish reality of our sex-offender laws

Regarding your cover story about homeless sex offenders [“Unintended consequence,” Sept. 1]: Thank you for bringing some of these issues to the forefront.

Tuesday, April 6,2010
News

No quick fix

Emotion-driven debate over sex-offender laws rarely leads to progress

By Kelly Davis

At a March 30 town-hall meeting, someone in the audience asked state Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher whether the law he’s proposing, prompted by the murder of 17-year-old Chelsea King, would apply to all registered sex offenders.

Tuesday, December 8,2009
News

Who's watching the watchdog?

Despite error, the Union-Tribune's nonprofit news outfit stands by its story

By Kelly Davis

The Watchdog Institute’s findings are based on a flawed interpretation of Jessica’s Law, the 2006 referendum that, among other things, placed lifetime residence restrictions on California’s sex offenders.