San Fran’s Prop. K

I am surprised that with all the election coverage, I hadn’t heard about Prop. K until today. The measure, if passed, would decriminalize (but not legalize) prostitution in the city of San Francisco.
So, SF feminists, what’s your position on this? I’m not sure how I’d vote if I lived there–on the one hand, I support the right of *consenting adults* to do what they wish with their bodies, including sell them, but otoh I realize that many prostitutes are neither adults nor exactly consenting. Plus I wouldn’t want to have to walk past pimps, hookers and johns to take my kids to school. I favor a model similar to Amsterdam’s, with prostitution being limited to one heavily regulated district. Your thoughts, please?

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