The city of Oakland is installing traffic diverters near San Antonio Park to curb soliciting in the area.
On Saturday, Oakland Department of Transportation workers installed traffic diverters on East 15th Street to try to stop prostitution.Workers placed 35 water-filled plastic traffic diverters along at the intersections of 16th, 18th, and 20th avenues. The barriers were placed across the intersection in a way that still allows residents to drive in and out. But it blocks people from cruising straight down the street. The hope is it will deter johns using the street to pick up the sex workers.
Espinoza has lived on the East 15th her whole life. She and neighbors say street walkers solicit customers every day. Some of them wear thongs, bikinis and see-through tops. "We have had a crisis of human trafficking. Women, children being exploited, some gun violence and this is impacting not only those people who are being exploited but it's impacting the neighbors," said Oakland city council president Nikki Fortunato Bas who represents the area."We're hoping it'll make an impact. We are doing this at the request of the community. We put in speed bumps last year, improved the lighting last year.
Espinoza is hopeful the new barriers will work so her family doesn't have to sell the house and move away.
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