The Case Against SB357—Black, Vulnerable and Trafficked—Why Us?
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 9, 2023
Part 1
By Tanya Dennis and Vanessa Russell
Motivated to protect trans, Black and Hispanic people from persecution by police, State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) sponsored the Safer Streets for All Act.
Passed by the Senate Public Safety Committee on June 1, 2021, and the Assembly on Sept. 10, 2021, SB357 repeals provisions of California law that criminalize loitering for the intent to engage in sex work.
But the impact of the bill goes far astray from the author’s intent.
The uptick in trafficking and prostitution . . .
