Their jobs grew even more challenging when California repealed the law allowing the police to arrest women who loitered with the intent to engage in prostitution. The repeal, known as SB 357, was intended to prevent profiling of Black, brown and trans women based on how they dressed. But when it was implemented in January 2023, the effect was that... See more

“Drugs are sold once and gone forever, but girls can be resold indefinitely,” said Navarro, who had been in the division for two decades.