Anti-nerd ordinance passed

The L.A. Times intones:

Worried that cyber cafes are turning into dens of truancy and breeding gang violence, Los Angeles City Council members Wednesday unanimously voted to regulate about 30 businesses where teens and others congregate to use computers.

Dens of iniquity, eh?

A supporter of the latest advances in nannyism can be found here, complete with a few comments. And, see "When cybercafes are outlawed, only outlaws..." And, SoCalLawBlog, source for this here news item, cites a case that will probably result in this being overturned.

UPDATE: Via this comes a report from the industry rep who negotiated the ordinance with our nannies. He thinks it's a victory for the industry, as it could have been worse. Yes, it certainly could have been.