San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen introduced a resolution Tuesday that she believes will ultimately stop rampant prostitution in the Mission District.
She’s asking state lawmakers to introduce a bill to legalize sex work.
In a statement, Ronen admits those barriers along Capp Street, as well as ticketing, are imperfect and short-term.
She said it’s time state lawmakers begin working on a long-term solution.
Last Friday, roadblocks went up between 18th and 22nd streets.
Santiago Lerma is Ronen’s legislative aid and he said they decided to put them up after seeing the growing problem firsthand.
“We observed bumper to bumper traffic. Probably 60 sex workers out there,” said Lerma.
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