September 8, 2009
San Bernardino adopts new law to restrict parolee housing
The City Council voted Tuesday night to adopt a new law aimed at restricting group homes for parolees at a time when city officials are dreading the potential of a major release of inmates from state prisons.
City Attorney James F. Penman, who has long supported restrictions on parolee housing, proposed the law to the council.
The new law, which was passed as an urgency item by a 5-1 vote, prohibits the establishment of any new group homes for parolees, probationers or sex offenders inside city limits…
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