California lawmakers have approved and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom a controversial bill that would prevent police from making arrests on charges of loitering for prostitution.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers on Monday finally sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a hot potato of a bill that would bar police from making arrests on a charge of loitering for prostitution, nine months after the measure passed the Legislature.
Greg Burt, a spokesman for the California Family Council, and other opponents fear it's part of an eventual effort to decriminalize prostitution. The measure has passed both legislative chambers, but Wiener took the unusual step of stopping the bill from going to Newsom after the Assembly approved the measure in September with no votes to spare.
Among the bill's supporters is San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who voters just recalled from office in mid-term after critics mounted a campaign labeling him as soft on criminals. The bill is sponsored in part by groups supporting gay and transgender rights, and Wiener said he waited to send the measure to Newsom until Pride Month, which celebrates the LGTBQ community.
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