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‘Anti-Sex Work’ Barriers on Shotwell Street Not Really Discouraging the Sex Trade There

A group of fed-up Shotwell Street residents has dropped their lawsuit against the city for not doing enough to clean up the street-level sex trade, but they still say the city is not doing enough to clean up the street-level sex trade.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Bag Lady: Shotwell at 320 Grant

Please welcome Ryan Robles. He'll be writing Bag Lady, which will be cover local boutiques, shops, stores, and other retail oddities that deserve a megawatt spotlight shined on them. He'