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residents are furious after Governor Newsom passed laws allowing thong-clad women to twerk in the streets and leaving mothers scared as pimps follow them to school. 
The new law, which went into effect on January 1, legalized loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution, which has led to  and drivers being approached in the streets. 
'It's absolutely out of control and dangerous — not just for the sex workers but for the community,' San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen told the . 
Her district, Mission, includes Capp Street, which has become the hot stop for sex workers to loiter.

Local residents are worried about their safety as they are tormented by disturbances throughout the night and believe some of the women are abuse victims. 
One resident, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Chronicle that she was awoken by gunfire one night and witnessed an occasional beating. 
The new law, which went into effect on January 1, delegalized loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution, which has led to sex workers soliciting customers outside of an elementary school and drivers being approached in the streets (pictured) 
'It's absolutely out of control and dangerous — not just for the sex workers but for the community,' San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen said (pictured: women loitering in the streets of California)
'From the window right there, I'll see three [people] ganging up on a girl,' she told the outlet.

'They'll be hitting her. I call the cops; no one comes. There's nothing I can do.' 
The San Francisco Police Department has blamed Senator Scott Wiener for kontol bernanah pushing legislation to delegalize loitering as he's the reason they are powerless to change the street's reputation. However, Weiner pushed back and said the police have historically not enforced the anti-loitering law, according to the Chronicle. 
Wiener's bill was originally introduced to protect transgender women, who he said are disproportionally targeted by police, who he says their 'hands are not tied.' 
'They can arrest people for soliciting, they can cite vehicles that are stopped in the middle of the street, they can arrest "johns," they can arrest pimps,' he said. 
'[The previous law] allowed police officers to arrest a person, not based on what they did, but based solely on how a person looks. So, an officer could arrest someone because they were wearing tight clothing, high heels and extra lipstick,' Weiner told  last week. 
Residents say they see women hanging out on the streets in skimpy clothing and thongs (pictured in 2017) 
They also say they see women get beat and have heard gunfire in the areas these women loiter (pictured in 2017) 
However, a source in the Los Angeles Police Department told that the law was 'definitely' preventing them from making arrests, as they can only arrest those who admit to prostitution, which the source said was rare. 
Oakland Police Department also agreed, telling Fox that the law 'now hinders officers' enforcement across the state.'  
In addition, GOP Assembly leader James Gallagher said 'California Democrats' policy of legalizing crime is creating more victims by the hour.' 
'Under Democratic rule, families and businesses are moving out, while human traffickers are moving in,' she said. 'It was clear from the get-go that this law would encourage and enable human trafficking, but that was apparently an acceptable result for the lawmakers who backed it.' 
The San Francisco Police Department has blamed Senator Scott Wiener (pictured) for pushing legislation to delegalize loitering as he's the reason they are powerless to change the street's reputation. However, Weiner pushed back and said the police have historically not enforced the anti-loitering law
Newsom's law went into effect on January 1 and citizens have said it has caused an increase in human trafficking 
The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) - one of the largest service producers for sex and labor trafficking victims in the US - supported the new bill because it would 'reduce the criminalization of survivors' and will 'help prevent human trafficking,' it told Fox News. 
'Traffickers rely on our systems to criminalize victims so that they are unable to access safety due to their records and are vulnerable to continued exploitation,' a spokesperson told Fox News. 
'The impact of these encounters with law enforcement reinforce already heightened stigma when someone is arrested for this offense due to the difficulties securing employment and safe housing with an arrest record relating to the sex trade.

'One thing that CAST has heard from our clients on countless occasions is that being arrested was not only traumatizing and revictimizing but created insurmountable barriers to seeking employment, safe housing and immigration relief.'
Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato has been working to help survivors in her city and that trafficking is a 'big issues' both inside and outside of the state. 
'So my approach has been to look at a comprehensive approach that includes law enforcement that is focused on the exploiters,' she said, according to Fox News. 
Oakland has increased its budget to deploy more violence interrupters on the street and is working with police and DA's office to build up cases against exploiters.