Combating Sex Trafficking

Currently there is a large and constant sex trade along Sonoma Blvd., centered primarily between Alabama and Florida Streets. Sex workers, pimps, and johns create an unhealthy and unsafe enviroment for residents and themselves.

• Met with the city manager, chief of police, city staff, Charles Palmares (our City Council Member), and representatives of Lori D. Wilson's (our CA Assembly Member for District 11) office to discuss the issue and possible solutions. This is now a standing quarterly meeting.

• Filled multiple FBI Sex Trafficking Tip Forms admisistered by National Human Trafficking Hotline.

• Met with sex trafficking specialist, walked the active area, and brainstormed next steps.

• Contacted Erin Hannigan, County Supervisor for District 1 (our district), asking for support at the county level.

• Wrote letters of concern to the California Highway Patrol asking for increased patroling along Hwy 29/Sonoma Blvd.

For many of the below options the Letter Template for CHP is a helpful place to start. You can take sections you like and erase those you don't.

• Email our City Council Member, Charles Palmares about the issue: Charles.Palmares@cityofvallejo.net

• Email our City Manager, Mike Malone about the issue: mike.malone@cityofvallejo.net

• Contact Erin Hannigan, our County Supervisor, about the issue: ehannigan@solanocounty.com

• Fill a FBI Trafficking Tip form, the more forms the receive the more likely the are to take it seriously.

• Write a letter to the editor about the issue/Contact Local Media: 

  • Vallejo Times-Herald (Email Letter)

  • San Francsico Chronicle (Form)

  • Send a News Tip to the Vallejo Sun (Email)

• Restrict Unsafe Vehicular Traffic from Sonoma Blvd. onto State Streets