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Cops blame new law for prostitution, human trafficking in California cities

BY VASANTHA

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In California, women wear thongs in broad daylight, pimps follow mothers to school, and prostitutes twerk at traffic.

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Prostitution and human trafficking are rampant in California, according to local leaders, despite a new criminal justice reform that aims to protect transgender women from unfair enforcement.

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"It’s absolutely out of control and dangerous — not just for the sex workers but for the community," San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen told the San Francisco Chronicle this week.

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City officials have put up barricades along a route in the Mission District of San Francisco because locals have complained that they feel less protected, especially at night, and are concerned about the prostitutes and pimps working the streets.

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One San Francisco homeowner pointed to a bay window that looks out onto an intersection and told the Chronicle, "From that window right there, I'll see three [people] ganging up on a girl." "They're going to hit her."

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"I dial 911, but no one arrives. Nothing I can do will help "The unnamed woman spoke. Other big cities, like Los Angeles and Oakland, have also reported the same problem, indicating that it is not unique to San Francisco.

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