Asm. Kelly Seyarto speaks out against bill to legalize streetwalking

Asm. Kelly Seyarto spoke out against a bill to legalize loitering with the intent to engage in prostutition during an Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing on July 13, 2021. SB 357 is going to make "communities less safe," he told his fellow committee members before they passed the bill 6 to 2. "Families that live in black and brown communities don't want crime. They don't want their kids exposed to crime," Seyarto said. "We are making excuses why they are going to have to tell their kids..." to walk home a different way from school in order to avoid "the corner." " This bill takes a tool away from people trying to help these folks." . Listen to his entire testimony above. Those legislators voting yes on SB 357 include Assembly members: Bauer-Kahan, Jones-Sawyer, Lee, Quirk, Santiago, Wicks Those voting No on SB 357 include Assembly members Seyarto and Lackey.