– ESPLER Project / Stop The Raids Media Campaign
June 11, 2026: LA Views: I was arrested in a prostitution sting. Why I’m worried for sex workers as the World Cup begins. Law enforcement agencies are planning one of the largest security operations in LA history, but for sex workers, more policing means more fear, more abuse, more trauma and poverty. (Op-Ed)
August 7, 2025: The state Legislature just made it easier for Trump to deport immigrants; In the bogus name of fighting ‘sex trafficking,’ a bill would allow cops to arrest people who could face deportation for the crime of ‘loitering.’ (op-ed)
July 7, 2025: ESPLER / Stop The Raids testimony against AB379 before the California State Senate Appropriations Committee hearing (video)
July 2, 2025: Dem anti-prostitution bill oils Republican deportation machine (op-ed)
May 7, 2025: Contentious minor solicitation bill gets new life in California; Democrats were split on an aspect of the bill that made soliciting a 16 or 17 year old a potential felony (article)
May 7, 2025: ESPLER / Stop The Raids testimony at the hearing before the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing on AB379 (video)
March 30, 2025: Three bills that threaten the rights of sex workers—and civil rights in general; Sacramento is again cracking down on sex work—in ways that will just further criminalize vulnerable people (op-ed)
March 25, 2025: Once again, the myth that sporting events lead to sex trafficking has emerged; New CA bill would give cops more power to arrest sex workers—and could lead to deportations (op-ed)
February 16, 2025: Sex workers often harmed by Super Bowl sex trafficking narrative, advocates say (article)