Politics & Government

Increased Prostitution Punishments and Electronic Food Stamps are Supported by the Board of Supervisors

These are the highlights of Tuesday's meeting.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to support state legislation to strengthen punishments for pimping, pandering and human trafficking.

Also Tuesday, the board approved a program that would allow senior citizens, the disabled and the homeless to use the electronic equivalent of food stamps in some San Diego restaurants.

The board asked the county's chief administrative officer to give them a report on the effort in 30 days. Los Angeles and some other counties already have similar programs that enable state-issued debit cards to be used in some restaurants.

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City News Service contributed to this report.


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