Ballot measure to decriminalize prostitution divides liberal San Francisco
At age 22, Patricia West already has her small-business model fully launched. She’s done her market research, knows how to advertise online and has a competitive rate structure.
There’s just one problem: She works in the world’s oldest profession, which is illegal.
In industry parlance, West is an in-call sex worker. Clients meet her in safe locations. Though this helps her avoid the violence and arrests that routinely come with working the streets, she’s always on guard for police stings on the Internet.