Homicides in Los Angeles are on track to top last year's all-time high, the Los Angeles Times reported last month. While both chambers of the legislature passed the bill last year, the bill's sponsor, Democratic state senator Scott Wiener, said he waited until Pride Month to send the measure to Newsom's desk.Ĭalifornia's move to stop cops from combatting prostitution comes as leaders across the state struggle to address rising crime rates. Supporters say loitering-for-prostitution arrests disproportionately affect black, Hispanic, and transgender people. The bill will eliminate the charge of 'loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution,' the Associated Press reported Monday. Gavin Newsom (D.) that will prevent law enforcement from arresting individuals suspected of prostitution. The Democrat-controlled California State Legislature on Monday sent a bill to Gov.
