The sixth print edition of the SF Public Press is out Friday morning!

The editors wrote:

The new issue features a special section on efforts to combat human trafficking in the Bay Area. Working in concert with reporters from New America Media and El Tecolote, our reporters spent months taking a deep dive into the problems facing officials and nonprofit groups in helping victims and catching traffickers. We’ve posted two of their stories at sfpublicpress.org:

Bay area agencies improvise tactics to battle trafficking

How an infamous Berkeley human trafficking case fueled reform

Here is a list of places where you can purchase the paper for $1. In the Mission, it will be at the Explorist, Modern Times, Dog Eared Books, Borderlands Cafe and the Pirate Store at 826 Valencia.

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