California dems want to block bill that would recriminalize loitering as prostitution spirals in big cities [Video]

California progressives want to block a new bill that would recriminalize street loitering for the purpose of prostitution.

SB 1219, authored by state Republican Sen. Kelly Seyarto, would reinstitute a provision previously taken out of California’s penal code that prohibited loitering in a public place. 

San Francisco Democrat Scott Wiener previously authored that bill, known as SB 357, or the Safer Streets for All Act. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it into law in 2022, but critics say the law has promoted brazen prostitution and sex trafficking on city streets, such as in Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. 

Following the public safety hearing on Tuesday for SB 1219, Seyarto told Fox News Digital he introduced the bill “in an attempt to offer resources to victims of human trafficking.”

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