In 2008 Kamala Harris opposed Proposition K, a San Francisco ballot measure brought by sex workers to end prostitution arrests in the city.

She said: “It would put a welcome mat out for pimps and prostitutes to come on into San Francisco.”

She remains unapologetic about her role in shutting down Backpage, which left sex workers more marginalized and vulnerable.

She still supports criminalizing the purchase of sex, leaving sex work penalized and surveiled by police.

“Full decriminalization removes police entirely from business of regulating sex work, returning more power & control to sex workers themselves. It also means that those who take advantage of sex workers’ ...

criminalized status to prey on them - whether they are violent customers, intimate partners, or law enforcement - could no longer do so with impunity.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/02/kamala-harris-brought-sex-work-into-spotlight-heres-what-she-should-do-next/