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Thomas Fuller, the San Francisco bureau chief for The New York Times, provides today’s introduction with news of an unusual anti-crime initiative in the Bay Area.

Oakland hosts millions of visitors every year for its sports events, thriving restaurant scene and growing technology businesses. The city also gets lots of out-of-town johns who prowl the streets for sex.