US EditionOakland to use street barriers to curb sex work in known hotspot
The pilot would use temporary barriers and weekly police enforcement to target buyers and traffickers, while some residents warn it may shift activity elsewhere.
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Express USMajor California city takes drastic action to curb street prostitution
The city of Oakland hopes a new pilot program to install temporary barricades on the side streets along its known sex trafficking boulevard, known as The Blade, will stop street prostitution.
Oakland to Try Using Street Barriers to Curb Sex Work In 'The Blade'
The city of Oakland is going to take a page out of San Francisco's playbook to try to discourage sex-work activity on a notorious section of International Boulevard.Oakland is launching a pilot program that will bring water-filled street barriers to several side streets that lead off of International Boulevard, in order to divert the frequent car traffic from customers of sex workers. San Francisco has had some limited success with a similar eff…
Oakland to use street barriers to curb sex work in known hotspot
The city of Oakland will test a new strategy to deter sex work by blocking access to side streets off International Boulevard, though some residents and business owners doubt it will reduce activity.
Prostitution in the streets of Oakland continues to be a problem affecting the community despite the fact that the city, at the beginning of the year, approved to punish with fines of up to $8,000 those who request sexual services and punish those who prowl the area with the same intention. Faced with this problem, Councillor Charlene Wang, who has been behind these measures, announced this week another strategy to try to control prostitution, w…
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