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Council backs staff plan to convene community meeting on human‑trafficking hotspots; police recommend pilot to limit parking and move food trucks
Summary
After months of complaints about prostitution and trafficking near Kern, King and Roosevelt streets, Salinas police briefed the council May 27 on a cross‑department response and proposed a 6‑month pilot that could include no‑parking or residential‑permit parking, removing food trucks, targeted lighting and cameras, and community outreach.
Salinas police and city staff told the City Council on May 27 they will convene a community meeting and explore a short pilot to test measures aimed at reducing human‑trafficking and prostitution activity concentrated near Kern, King and Roosevelt streets.
Commander Warner and Police Chief Acosta summarized the operational change since the state repeal of Penal Code 653.22 (loitering with intent to solicit prostitution) and the impact of the Safer Streets for All Act. Chief staff said the 2023 repeal removed a tool the department used to detain or remove persons for street‑level solicitation; officers have continued enforcement using a municipal code infraction (Salinas Municipal Code §21‑32b) but…
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