February 4 - Code Enforcement
Human Trafficking and Nuisance Abatement
The presentation will discuss efforts combatting human trafficking via Red Light Abatement and Human Trafficking Posters required by Civil Code Section 52.6. It will also discuss San Diego’s partnerships and the strategies employed to combat human trafficking with San Diego Development Services Department, Code Enforcement Department specifically zoning and code violations and inspections, San Diego Police Department, Human Trafficking Taskforce, California Against Slavery and Trafficking and the Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Advisory Subcommittee.
Speakers: Bruce Pendleton & Patricia Miranda
Bruce Pendleton is a retired Detective Sergeant from the San Diego Police Department. Hired in 1990, some of his many assignments include working as a Patrol Officer and a SWAT Officer. In 1997 he was promoted to Detective and worked the following units: Narcotics Street Teams, Gangs and Homicide. In 2009 he was promoted to Sergeant. In 2013 he was assigned as a Detective Sergeant in the Vice Unit and in 2015 he was assigned to head the Department’s Cold Case Homicide and Adult Missing Persons Unit. Bruce retired in 2018 after 28 years of service. He currently works as an Investigator with the San Diego City Attorney’s Office.
Patricia Miranda is the Supervising Deputy City Attorney. She graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor’s in Accountancy. Patricia earned her Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. From May 2007 to October 2011, Patricia worked at the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office as a Deputy District Attorney. In November 2011, Patricia joined the San Diego City Attorney’s Office. She worked in the General Trial, Domestic Violence & Sex Crimes, and Neighborhood Prosecutions Units. In August 2015, Patricia joined the Nuisance Abatement Unit (formerly Code Enforcement Unit) and has criminally and civilly prosecuted cases involving land-use, health and safety, and public nuisance. In June 2018, Patricia was promoted to Supervising Deputy City of the Nuisance Abatement unit. She works in partnership with Code Compliance personnel, police, council offices, and community groups to aggressively address code enforcement issues, public nuisance, and problem properties throughout San Diego. Patricia is also assigned as the Red Light Abatement deputy and addresses nuisance properties where the nuisance is created by prostitution and lewd