File #: 26-0362    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Introduced In Council
File created: 1/14/2026 In control: * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
On agenda: 2/17/2026 Final action:
Title: Subject: Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260 (Prohibition Of Prostitution And Prostitution Related Offenses) From: Councilmember Wang And Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260 (Prohibition Of Prostitution And Prostitution Related Offenses) To Conform To State Law (1) By Repealing The Offense Of Loitering For The Purpose Of Engaging In Prostitution; (2) Adding Loitering For The Purpose Of Purchasing Commercial Sex As An Offense; (3) Allowing For The Administrative Assessment Of Fines Against Sex-Purchasers, Sex-Traffickers, And Properties Used For Prostitution; And (4) Creating A Human Trafficking Survivor Support Fund
Sponsors: Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Attachments: 1. View Report, 2. View Legislation, 3. View Supplemental Report - 1/29/2026, 4. View Supplemental Legislation - 1/29/2026

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Subject:                      Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260 (Prohibition Of Prostitution And Prostitution Related Offenses)

From:                                           Councilmember Wang And Council President Jenkins

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260 (Prohibition Of Prostitution And Prostitution Related Offenses) To Conform To State Law (1) By Repealing The Offense Of Loitering For The Purpose Of Engaging In Prostitution; (2) Adding Loitering For The Purpose Of Purchasing Commercial Sex As An Offense; (3) Allowing For The Administrative Assessment Of Fines Against Sex-Purchasers, Sex-Traffickers, And Properties Used For Prostitution; And (4) Creating A Human Trafficking Survivor Support Fund