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Human Trafficking Coalition Gears Up In Fight Against Gangs, Backpage.com

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State Attorney General Kamala Harris. On right, trafficking victim and activist Ima Mitul.

Axel Hellman
Staff Reporter

The efforts are a source of legal controversy.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

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Proposition 35 Sex Trafficking Measure Passes

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Prop. 35 aimed to change the state's laws on human trafficking. (Dawn Megli/Neon Tommy)

Steven Covelman
Staff Reporter

Proposition 35 will toughen penalties for sex trafficking offenses.  

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Prop. 35 Voters Say Yes , Human Trafficking Groups Disagree

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Anna Catherine Brigida
Staff Reporter

The Prop. would increase penalties for sex trafficking.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

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California Ballot Measures: A Suggested Voting Guide

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Francesca Bessey
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Support the ballot measures conferring the most benefits on the most people.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

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Obama Commits To Work Toward An End To Human Trafficking

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Jonathan Stoller-Schoff
Contributor

Obama talks the abolition talk, but can he walk the walk?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Speak Out Against Human Trafficking September 8

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Cara Palmer
Senior Opinion Editor

Did you know that today, 27 million people are enslaved throughout the world?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Global Horizons Disputes Human Trafficking Accusations

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(Reut Cohen)

Reut Cohen
Staff Reporter

Global Horizons released photos and video to Neon Tommy that it says shows the good conditions workers lived in.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Thai Workers Come Forward In Human Trafficking Case

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Thai nationals claim Global Horizons, Inc. issued false promises of lucrative jobs (Reut Cohen)

Reut Cohen
Staff Reporter

The case is being called the largest human trafficking case in the U.S.

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