Strip Club News

Flesh Club in San Bernardino, California, will be closed for at least the next eight months as a result of a decision by Superior Court Judge Donald Alvarez.

The strip club was closed for allegedly allowing sex acts to occur in its VIP rooms. The city has been fighting with the club for at least a decade, claiming that it is a house of prostitution. As of November 14th, the club is shut down. The city has won—albeit temporarily—as the club may re-open after its court-ordered closure is done.

During the lengthy trial, dancers and private investigators testified that prostitution was a regular occurrence inside the club.

Judge Alvaraz also fined the owner $25,000.

There may be a new strip club opening soon at 3388 S. Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles in the Regent Square area. According to one article, the name for the new club is Skin Cabaret.

What makes this story so interesting is the creative way the people behind the club managed to get around local adult entertainment restrictions to get a permit. Los Angeles city law requires that adult oriented businesses be at least 1,000 feet apart from each other and at least 500 feet away from a park, school, church, or residential area. The new club is 993 feet away from a business called Dominion, which has been described as a bondage club. Thus, Skin Cabaret is within 1,000 feet of another adult entertainment business and against city regulations. However, the people behind the club are chopping 7 feet off the building to bring the location within the distance requirement.

It’s a shame that someone who wants to open a strip club has to hire a construction company to demolish 7 feet of the building in order to get around arbitrary restrictions that really serve no public safety purpose. But, let’s give them credit for pulling this off. If there is a will, there is a way.

Flesh Club in San Bernardino, California, may be forced to close for eight months as the result of an August ruling by Superior Court Judge Donald Alvarez that the club routinely engaged in promiscuous sexual and lewd conduct.

In a trial that lasted nearly 10 months, dancers and private investigators testified that prostitution frequently occurred in the club, with several dancers admitting that they kept price lists for sex acts, according to news reports.

Judge Alvarez will make a final ruling before October 24th. The club’s owners maintain that the prosecution of the club stems from hostile feelings resulting from a $1.4 million civil judgement against the city for harming the club’s business in 2004.