Thank you to Tracy McCray, President of the San Francisco POA for standing in support of SB 1414.

Protecting children from the horrors of sex trafficking is worth fighting for.

I will continue to stand with survivors & hold perpetrators accountable.

Saudi Arabia is our number 2 source of foreign oil imports!
This year, Californians will send $4 billion to support a government that just sentenced a woman to prison for 11 years for supporting women’s rights?
Gavin Newsom, I know you don’t support these policies, so why is…

Leg update 🚨SB 1087 just passed the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

SB 1087 would start a process to bring back to California the thousands of jobs that have been lost to foreign countries that do not share our democratic values or respect for the…

NEW: Gov. Gavin Newsom signals he wants SB 1414 to reach his desk, the bill to classify the purchase of a child for sex as a felony instead of a misdemeanor

He says there’s some “work to do” on the amendments that were added to the bill.

He thanks Senator Shannon Grove for her work

THIS IS INSANE!

⚠️🚨Yesterday, California’s Senate Democrats Rejected Bill to Make Purchasing 16, 17-year-olds for Sex a Felony.

Democrats rejected Bill authored by Sen. Shannon Grove to make the buying of children for sex a prison felony, and hijacked her bill forcing hostile…

Republican CA State Senator Senator Shannon Grove thinks those soliciting sex from minors should face felony charges.

Some Democrats amended it to keep solicitation of 16 & 17 year old kids as a misdemeanor.

'The bottom line is all children need to be protected...'

Via FOX 11 Los Angeles

This week in Sacramento I testified at the Capitol and shared my firsthand experience about the abuse I faced in troubled teen industry facilities in California, Utah and Montana. I will keep fighting for this cause until every child is safe and keep shining my huge spotlight on…

HAPPENING NOW: State Senator Senator Shannon Grove is continuing her work to help end human trafficking in California.

This year, she has a bill that would hold people who buy kids for sex accountable.

Currently, it’s a misdemeanor. Her bill, #SB1414 , would make it a felony.

Excited to share that my bill #SB1043 passed its first committee! SB 1043 aims to provide our most vulnerable children with the transparency they deserve in their care. Huge thanks to ParisHilton and 11:11 Media for their relentless advocacy in protecting our youth!

The physical and emotional abuse ParisHilton says she experienced at youth treatment centers in California, Utah and Montana has led her on a personal crusade against institutional abuse in the “troubled teen industry.” cal.news/3vVspAh

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Criminals who purchase children for sex will have a special place in hell, but until then I want their crimes to be -at a minimum- a felony with a long prison term. Support my bill, #SB1414 - give these criminals a home in prison, not out on our streets.

Bill Announcement🚨It takes two criminals to commit the crime of child sex trafficking, a buyer and a seller.
With the passage of SB 14, we went after the sellers and now with the introduction of SB 1414 we are going after the buyers, those who are purchasing sex from children.…

NEW: Bipartisan group of lawmakers, Senator Shannon Grove, Senator Susan Rubio & Anna Caballero introduce a bill to make solicitiation/purchase of kids for sex a felony. Right now in CA, in most cases it's a misdemeanor. This builds on bill last year that made selling kids a serious felony.

'This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. Nearly 90 percent of Californians agree that we are facing a mental health crisis in this country.' - Senator Shannon Grove shares why Prop. 1 is an important step toward #treatmentnottents via L.A. Daily News.

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CA’s homeless population has grown to 181,399. Of that, 123,432 are unsheltered. Don’t forget CA spent nearly $22B to tackle this crisis in the last 6 years.
I am co-authoring SB 1011 to compassionately clear encampments while also providing information on sleeping alternatives,…

We had the same feeling when SB 14 passed!! #TacklingTrafficking #SB14