SF News Woman Sues Luxury SF Apartments Where Alleged Sex Trafficking Took Place, Says They Knew A California woman filed a federal lawsuit against a company that owns two upscale apartment complexes in SF’s South Beach neighborhood — Avalon Mission Bay and South Beach Marina Apartments, saying they were aware that she was being sex trafficked there at age 17
SF News Bay Area Officials Prepare to Combat Human Trafficking Tied to Super Bowl, World Cup Events January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and in anticipation of a surge in cases tied to the influx of visitors during the upcoming Super Bowl and World Cup events, Bay Area agencies are working with advocates to spread awareness, as the region is considered a hot spot.
SF News Saturday Links: Caltrain Launches Electric Holiday Train, Wins ‘Fastest Growing Transit Agency’ Congressional candidates Connie Chan, Saikat Chakrabarti, and Scott Wiener attended a youth climate justice talk; last-minute shoppers can rejoice in this hyperlocal gift guide; and Caltrain’s popular Holiday Train sold out very quickly but spectators can still watch it go by Saturday.
SF News Saturday Links: Extended 101 Carpool Hours Blamed for North Bay Traffic ‘Carmageddon’ The Cupertino Whole Foods that had multiple pest infestations is set to reopen soon; new research from Stanford found that wildfire smoke is the most dangerous aspect of climate change in the US; and North Bay commuters are experiencing average speeds of 15 miles an hour along Highway 101.
SF News Brother of Notorious SF Social Media Figure Ricci Wynne Also Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges Just nine months ago, right-wing SF social media personality “Raw Ricci” Wynne was arrested on pimping and pandering charges. Now his younger brother is also facing human trafficking, pimping, and pandering charges in San Francisco.
SF News Redwood City Couple Accused of Human Trafficking After Hiring Nanny From China A husband and wife in Redwood City are facing human trafficking charges relating to their alleged treatment of a nanny they hired from China.
SF News Alleged Brothel Raided in South San Francisco Apartment Building, 65-Year-Old Woman Charged With Pimping A certain apartment complex in South San Francisco allegedly had a brothel operating out of one of the units, and a 65-year-old woman has been arrested and is being accused of serving as its madame.
SF News 9 Arrested, 21 Victims Rescued In East Bay In Nationwide Human Trafficking Crackdown The district attorneys' offices of Alameda and Contra Costa c0unties held a joint press conference Wednesday with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to announce nine arrests in the last two weeks as part of a national anti-human trafficking operation.
Contra Costa Massive Anti-Human Trafficking Bust in East Bay Leads to Arrest of 13 People, Identification of 30 Survivors California has one of the largest concentrations of human trafficking survivors in the United States, and Contra Costa county is no exception.
SF News San Francisco Couple Accused of Trafficking Nanny From Philippines and Enforcing Slave Labor With Little Pay The San Francisco District Attorney's Office on Tuesday announced charges against married SF residents Jose Aguila and Lorraine Lim following a year-long investigation into the alleged labor trafficking of a childcare worker.
SF News Sacramento Man Convicted of Trafficking Oakland Teen Whom He Busted Out of a Group Home In a story that involves both a jailbreak and breaking a minor out of a group home, the dust has finally settled, and the feds won a conviction of Sacramento man Robert Pierre Duncan.
SF News South Bay Tech Businessman and His Wife Accused of Trafficking 100+ Women, Operating Six Brothels A Milpitas tech businessman and wife stand accused of pimping, pandering, money laundering, and human trafficking following a two-year investigation into their alleged brothel business.
SF News Oakland Police Find Kidnapped 14-Year-Old Girl In Possible Human Trafficking Case Oakland police are on scene of possible kidnapping. One victim located. Police surrounding house 1000 block 65th pic.twitter.com/dBloFqrWUh— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) June 8, 2016 Oakland Police today located a 14-year-old
SF News SFO Launches Anti-Human Trafficking Program Thanks to the efforts of Congresswoman Jackie Speier and former flight attendant Nancy Rivard, San Francisco International Airport will become the first hub in the country to have staff trained to identify and
SF News What's Your Slavery Footprint Number? You may not think that slavery is still a major problem worldwide, and you'd be wrong. As Oakland-based Slavery Footprint can show you via their handy web-based survey, you might have as many
SF News Greenfield Man Accused of Selling Daughter for Cash, Beer, Meat Located in the heart of the Salinas Valley, a Greenfield father is accused of trying to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage. And how much was his nubile daughter worth to him? $16,
