California Lawmakers Creating Policy To Target Child Prostitution
California lacks a unified response to human trafficking but several Bay Area officials are making inroads in protecting exploited children and prosecuting their attackers.
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California lacks a unified response to human trafficking but several Bay Area officials are making inroads in protecting exploited children and prosecuting their attackers.
On a gray, drizzly afternoon last March, it was mostly empty along Oakland's "Track," a section of International Boulevard in the middle of the city that is known as a hub for prostitution.
The Oakland Police Department will soon re-hire eight more of the officers laid off last year because of budget cuts, Police Chief Anthony Batts said.
Nobody likes to get a Dear John letter, and soon men who patronize prostitutes in East Oakland will be receiving them from residents who want to scare them out of the neighborhood.
The court ruled 5-2 on Thursday that pimps who recruit working prostitutes are just as guilty of pandering as those who recruit victims new to the trade.
East Oakland residents took to the streets on Friday with the support of Police Chief Batts to take a stand against prostitution and crime.
A former Contra Costa County police commander accused of running a brothel is now facing allegations that he used his police power to eliminate competing brothels.
The ex-commander of Contra Costa County's drug task force, already charged with a slew of drug crimes, is now under investigation for allegedly running a brothel.
Prostitution has been on the rise in Vallejo, and now some neighborhood watch groups are taking matters into their own hands.
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Residents of two neighborhoods along Oakland's International Boulevard held a rally Thursday night to fight back against the pimping and prostitution—particularly of young girls.
The bad economy has led to a booming prostitution business in Vallejo, and now neighbors are trying to shame potential customers away from the city.
The case boils down to defining the phrase in California law that makes it a crime for anyone who "induces, persuades or encourages another person to become a prostitute."
Navigating drug dealers and prostitution to get to school undermines the work teachers do in the classroom, authorities said Wednesday.
Oakland is going after pimps, johns and others involved in the sexual exploitation of women - four wheels at a time. The city's Public Safety Committee approved an ordinance putting prosecutions back in the hands of the city attorney.
Ten people have been charged with conspiracy, pimping, pandering and human trafficking for allegedly running a prostitution ring in three counties, a spokeswoman for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Friday.
A multi-agency operation has halted a large-scale and sophisticated ring of brothels at which immigrant Asian women were exploited.
Prostitution is growing in Vallejo with women who are much younger than before.
Oakland City Attorney John Russo announced Wednesday that he has filed lawsuits against three hotel owners that he alleges have allowed their businesses to be used as centers of prostitution.
Bay Area law enforcement agencies, working with the FBI, made 72 arrests and rescued six children during a week-long crackdown on child sex trafficking, the FBI announced Monday.
A 24-year-old janitor who moonlighted as a prostitute has been convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a client that was motivated by the older man's sterling silver and solid gold flutes.
A 27-year-old South San Francisco man was arrested and charged this week for dependent adult abuse, spousal abuse, pimping, and pandering, police said.
Police in South San Francisco are trying to locate a man they believe manipulated his mentally disabled girlfriend into prostitution.
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The dumpsters will arrive on Friday nights at 6 p.m. and get picked up by 6 a.m. Saturday.
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The dumpsters will arrive on Friday nights at 6 p.m. and get picked up by 6 a.m. Saturday.
Many essential workers at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security continue to work without pay, raising concerns not only about airport security but also about maritime safety on the San Francisco Bay.
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A fifth grader from San Francisco is representing the Bay Area on a global stage on Friday.
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The dumpsters will arrive on Friday nights at 6 p.m. and get picked up by 6 a.m. Saturday.
A fifth grader from San Francisco is representing the Bay Area on a global stage on Friday.
San Francisco police said they are investigating a stabbing that left one person injured Thursday night in SoMa.
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The Dublin Unified School District and the Dublin Teachers Association reached a tentative agreement late Thursday night on a new labor contract, bringing an end to the teacher strike that began earlier this week.
Authorities in the East Bay have launched a homicide investigation after a woman died following a stabbing in Bay Point on Wednesday.
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A pedestrian walking on Interstate Highway 280 in San Jose was struck and killed Thursday evening, the California Highway Patrol said.
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A 10-year-old child was detained after a 7-year-old was stabbed at an elementary school in Mountain View, authorities said.
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Temperatures throughout the Bay Area will begin to climb on Wednesday and possibly be 20 to 30 degrees higher than seasonal averages by the weekend.
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The San Jose Sharks beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Thursday night.
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Two people have died following a shooting in San Jose near downtown late Thursday night, police said.
Speed cameras in Oakland have issued more than 140,000 warnings to drivers in less than two months, according to data released by city officials.
San Francisco police said they are investigating a stabbing that left one person injured Thursday night in SoMa.
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An aerial refueling tanker crashed in Western Iraq, U.S. officials said.
The Senate approved a package of bills aimed at lowering housing costs, the most sweeping housing legislation in decades and a rare point of bipartisan consensus in an election year, with the issue of affordability top of mind for many voters.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.
A man has been arrested and accused of a hate crime after a San Francisco church was vandalized over the weekend, police said.
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