Sex trafficking in Oakland: what’s changing…on the podcast

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February 20, 2026

MM Team

Intercourse trafficking has been an issue in Oakland for many years, however new laws, a brand new cellular clinic and a rising refrain of younger survivors are altering the way in which town responds. Public security reporter Roselyn Romero explains all of it.

Plus: Oakland’s oldest homosexual bar turns into a website of immigrant resistance, Mayor Lee’s philanthropic fundraising technique, a road security undertaking in West Oakland, new meals spots and a tribute to Betty Reid Soskin.

Tales we cowl on this episode:

Intercourse Trafficking in Oakland: Options and Assist

Immigration and neighborhood

Metropolis Corridor

Security on the road

Meals

Group

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Tasneem Raja is editor-in-chief of The Oaklandside. A pioneer in information journalism and native nonprofit information startups, she co-founded The Tyler Loop, a nationally acknowledged neighborhood information platform in East Texas. She was a senior editor at NPR’s Code Change and at Mom Jones, the place the staff she led helped construct America’s first-ever database of mass shootings. She started her profession as a reporter at The Chicago Reader and The Philadelphia Weekly, and lives in Oakland together with her husband and daughter.

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