California Voters Approve Prop. 35, Boost Human Trafficking Penalties
California will toughen its penalties for human trafficking and its monitoring of sex offenders under an initiative approved Tuesday.
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California will toughen its penalties for human trafficking and its monitoring of sex offenders under an initiative approved Tuesday.
An undercover prostitution sting resulted in the arrest of a San Francisco woman at a Lafayette massage parlor on Tuesday, authorities said.
Five people were arrested in a prostitution sting in Petaluma early Thursday morning, according to police.
Residents of downtown San Jose marched down South First Street Thursday evening to raise awareness about what they say is an increase in prostitution and drug dealing in their neighborhood.
A San Jose faith group anticipates dozens will participate in a public safety rally Thursday to rally against an increase in prostitution and gang-related crime on South First Street.
A judge this week issued final judgments that shut down two Oakland motels for a year that authorities say have been centers of prostitution and the sexual exploitation of minors.
A man was robbed after meeting up with a woman for sex at a Mission District hotel room on Wednesday evening.
A lawsuit filed by the San Jose City Attorney's Office claims activities related to prostitution regularly take place at the Hotel Elan on the 1200 block of South First Street have become a nuisance.
A 19-year-old woman died at an East Oakland motel after being shot in the face, police said Thursday.
District Attorney George Gascon revealed on Friday what he called a significant break in the case involving a couple accused of killing their teenage daughter's alleged pimp.
Two men accused in the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles-area man who was allegedly pimping a teenage girl pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a San Francisco courtroom Thursday afternoon.
An operation targeting child prostitution rescued six teenage girls from Bay Area streets and resulted in the arrest of a large number of pimps and adult prostitutes.
A San Francisco couple accused of fatally shooting a Los Angeles-area man who was allegedly pimping their teenage daughter returned to court Wednesday for a hearing that was packed with their family members and friends.
Yahoo is teaming up with California Attorney General Kamala Harris for a new campaign aimed at raising online awareness about human trafficking.
A San Francisco couple faces murder charges for allegedly killing a man last week they suspected of pimping their teenage daughter.
Several arrests were made during a police raid of two massage parlors in a quiet Lafayette neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
A judge has issued tentative rulings that shut down two Oakland motels that authorities say have been centers of prostitution and the sexual exploitation of minors.
An initiative to fight violent crime in the most dangerous parts of Oakland has so far focused on illegal weapons, drugs and prostitution in East Oakland, city officials said Friday.
The Oakland city attorney went to court Friday in an effort to shut down two hotels accused of allowing prostitution.
A Sacramento man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Oakland to a charge of conspiring to coerce underage teenage girls into prostitution.
Human rights advocates and lawmakers were in San Francisco Wednesday to support a state ballot initiative that would impose stricter punishment on human traffickers.
A disgraced former police commander was back in state court Thursday morning, along with several other co-defendants; as the state charges from the Contra Costa District Attorney's office proceed just six months after the feds took over the case.
A neighborhood known for its mix of businesses and street people north of San Francisco City Hall is grappling with a burgeoning nightlife scene and the crime associated with it, according to a community group.
The success of crime cameras in controlling prostitution has led Vallejo to expand the number of cameras deployed around town.
After decades of kicking foster children out of the system when they turn 18, California is phasing in a new law that will extend benefits until age 21.
