SF News Those ‘Anti-Sex Work’ Barriers Have Come to Shotwell Street, Some Residents Say They Create Extra Hassles The barriers hoping to prevent bumper-to-bumper traffic caused by street-level sex workers and their johns just went up on Shotwell Street, but some residents complain they’re causing chaos for Waymo cars and delivery trucks, and have people driving on sidewalks.
SF News Those ‘Anti-Sex Work’ Barriers Are Now Coming to Shotwell Street After street bollards and barriers chased the sex work scene off of Capp Street, but merely moved that activity over to Shotwell Street, the SFMTA has voted to bring the barriers to Shotwell Street too.
SF News New Oakland PD Chief Vows Sex Work Crackdown; In SF, Mission Residents Sue City Over the Scene on Shotwell There’s pushback against the sex worker situation on both sides of the Bay, as the new Oakland Police chief is promising a coming crackdown on International Boulevard, while Shotwell Street residents have sued SF over sex work on that street.
SF News SF Activist Carol Leigh, the ‘Scarlot Harlot’ Who Coined the Term ‘Sex Work,’ Has Died One of the preeminent Bay Area sex work activists for nearly 50 years and the originator of the term “sex work” Carol Leigh, a.k.a. Scarlot Harlot, died of cancer Wednesday.
SF News Alleged Mission Pimp Beats Woman Who Declines His Job Offer An alleged pimp has been arrested after a mid-day attack on a woman walking near a Mission District Park. 37-year-old Marlon Bishop was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, and "was booked on suspicion
SF News East Bay Youth Group Help Police Sex-Shame Prostitute Customers The East Bay Asian Youth Center started a new program this week to stop sex workers from doing business in their neighborhood. According to KTVU, "Neighbors along International Boulevard in Oakland have long
