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http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/alm/meas/Q/ http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/election2004/archives/2004/11/berkeleyas_cont.html

Measure Q Prostitution Enforcement City of Berkeley Measure Q was a citizen initiated 2004 ballot measure asking "Shall the City of Berkeley help stop violence against women, demand that the State of California repeal laws that prohibit private consensual adult sexual behavior and that treat women unfairly, make enforcing those laws a low police priority, and cease wasting vital funds?" Measure Q was opposed by The Committee Against Measure Q which noted that "street prostitution is nothing to celebrate." It failed to pass but garnered 36.5% of the vote and brought local and national attention to the sex workers rights debate. http://inthefray.org/joomla/content/view/980/39/ Sex workers used the momentum of Measure Q to continue the national dialogue.