I assumed there was a prostitution problem in Oakland and San
\nFrancisco, but I had no idea there was such a huge problem with sex
\ntrafficking of CHILDREN. I’m watching an MSNBC story on Oakland sex
\ntrafficking right now. Thousands of underage girls and boys are
\nexploited every year. Since the girl’s pimps keep SUCH a close eye on
\ntheir every move, sometimes the only way they get help is when they’re
\narrested by undercover cops, pretending to pick them up. A lot of them
\ndo not have homes, though, or they are so afraid of their pimps that
\nthey don’t seek help. Vans called “rolling brothels” drive through
\nOakland looking for new girls to kidnap. It’s such a HUGE problem in
\nOakland. The youngest girl rescued was 10 years old; so young that she
\nhadn’t even started to develop and her childhood was already robbed
\nfrom her. It’s all so heartbreaking.<\/p>\n
The story also hits on the fact that Craigslist has become a HUGE
\nresource for online sex trafficking in the Bay Area. The pimps create
\nCraigslist postings and use key words like “rosez” and “diamonds.”
\nmyRedBook was also highlighted as being used for the same purpose and
\non this site the men can write detailed, crude explanations regarding
\ntheir time spent with these girls. Craigslist has now agreed to donate
\nsome of their profits to organizations that protect these women.<\/p>\n
If there is an issue that you’re looking to donate to, this would be
\nby selection. There are local organizations aimed at helping exploited
\ngirls escape and jailing their pimps. Here are some links.<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.acgov.org\/icpc\/ourkids\/overview.htm<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.sagesf.org\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/oaklandnorth.net\/2008\/10\/28\/bay-area-child-sex-trafficking-stings-lead-nationwide-effort\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I assumed there was a prostitution problem in Oakland and San Francisco, but I had no idea there…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-life","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-V","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4143,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/07\/28\/linked-the-san-francisco-exodus\/","url_meta":{"origin":57,"position":0},"title":"Linked: The San Francisco Exodus","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"July 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"via The Atlantic: \u00a0The rise in housing costs is having big effects on the broader region as well. 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