San Francisco residents living along Capp Street in the Mission District spent much of last year pushing for traffic barriers to break up the flow of drivers in the area, who reportedly were looking to pay for sex. Months later it appears the barriers have worked.
But it now seems the prostitution problem was pushed a few blocks down in the Shotwell Street area. Residents on Shotwell Street said the issue has gotten out of hand since last year and the narrow street has become overrun by traffic, solicitation, fender benders, and sometimes even threats.
The residents was among a group that was recently threatened by a sex worker saying her pimp would come by and shoot them all.
One resident also said residents know this kind of activity has happened in the area for years. Residents have contacted police about the issues and have drafted a petition, calling on the city to install 16 of its new license plate reader cameras in the neighborhood.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the first batch will start getting installed at major intersections in the city by this spring.
