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Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Indicted Cop Allowed on ‘Dr. Phil’ Show
… He wants to make a plea to officers who are in the same type of trouble he was in, with physical disabilities and stress, not to let the macho atmosphere of police departments prevent them from getting help,” Cardoza said. “He will be able to reach a lot of people” on the daytime show, Cardoza said.
“A lot of wives of police officers will be watching and we hope they will have a chit-chat with their husbands in the evening. If he can reach just one person, he will feel good,” the defense attorney said.
Cardoza said the stress Wielsch was under at the time of the alleged crimes between 2009 and 2011 included neuropathic problems with his feet and anxiety over a daughter’s medical problems.
Wielsch and Butler are accused in the federal indictment of stealing and then reselling marijuana and methamphetamine seized by CNET, extorting payments from women in an illegal massage parlor they ran, and conducting phony sting operations in which they stole money and cellphones from prostitutes they identified from Internet advertisements. No trial date has been set.
See the full article from “NBC Bay Area”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Former CNET commander allowed to travel to L.A. for Dr. Phil show appearance
… He will be able to reach a lot of people” on the daytime show, Cardoza said.
“A lot of wives of police officers will be watching and we hope they will have a chit-chat with their husbands in the evening.
“If he can reach just one person, he will feel good,” the defense attorney said.
Cardoza said the stress Wielsch was under at the time of the alleged crimes between 2009 and 2011 included neuropathic problems with his feet and anxiety over a daughter’s medical problems.
Wielsch and Butler are accused in the federal indictment of stealing and then reselling marijuana and methamphetamine seized by CNET, extorting payments from women in an illegal massage parlor they ran, and conducting phony sting operations in which they stole money and cellphones from prostitutes they identified from Internet advertisements.
See the full article from “KTVU San Francisco”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Huizar Presents State of the (Small) Town in (Big) City
Presenting crime statistics over the past year, Huizar noted that violent (so-called Part 1) crimes in Eagle Rock went down from 541 in 2010 to 519 in 2011. Larceny (theft) went down 14 percent and auto theft was reduced by 12 percent, the Council member said, pointing out that there were no homicides or rapes. (Northeast L.A. ranked second in the entire City in violent crime reduction in 2011, Huizar further noted.)
Policy Initiatives
Huizar also praised a number of policy initiatives, including regulation of massage parlors in Eagle Rock and the introduction of bike lanes along York Boulevard and Eagle Rock Boulevard as part of a larger loop connected to Figueroa Street and Downtown. (Officer Orange told the audience that the LAPD had shut down two massage parlors on Colorado Boulevard and two on Eagle Rock Boulevard this past week, including one where a customer had contracted a sexually transmitted disease. Orange told Patch separately that the customer had complained to the LAPD that he caught the disease while indulging in oral sex at the massage parlor.)
See the full article from “Patch.com”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Foot massage parlor looking to open in strip mall on Telegraph Road
DOWNEY – A foot-massage parlor has applied to open in a Downey strip mall.
Rosemead resident Fan Qiao has applied to open an 11-seat spa at 9448 Telegraph Road near Passons Boulevard.
The application is to go before the Planning Commission on Wednesday.
In general, the customers will get a foot soaking and a foot rub, according to the permit.
But the city has worries about parlor, saying that other massage places have given cities trouble in the past.
The permit states that the staff can’t massage the leg above the calf. And shoulder rubs are allowed as long as clothes are kept on.
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The San Gabriel Valley has dozens of foot-massage parlors, and reviews on websites say that the massage usually does not stop at the calf.
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Downey has one other foot massage parlour, Happy Foot Spa on Lakewood Boulevard north of Florence Avenue.
See the full article from “Downey Beat”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Walk in Chino Hills brings attention to human trafficking
Jason Anderson, a San Bernardino County deputy district attorney, was the guest speaker at the walk, and singer Crystal Rome was scheduled to perform, organizers said.
Anne Michelle Ellis with the Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation for San Bernardino County said her organization has eight departments to help girls who have been sexually exploited.
She oversees a team that includes a juvenile probation officer, a social worker and a therapist with the Behavioral Health Department.
“Our goal is twofold,” she said. “We do a lot of awareness training, and we also have an outreach arm.”
Events like Sunday’s are important because many people don’t believe human trafficking is a problem in the United States or the Inland Valley.
Organizers stress the opposite is true.
Sexual exploitation includes forcing girls to work in massage parlors, strip clubs, pornography or prostitution, Ellis said.
See the full article from “Contra Costa Times”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Villaraigosa Signs Condom Ordinance
… After you take all the shouting and the drama out of it, it’s an issue of public health,” he said.
Some actors opposed the idea. Nina Hartley, an actress who is also a registered nurse, called the initiative “pure politics” and denied that it would make actors safer. Hartley said increased costs and oversight would drive more filming underground.
She said actors sometimes have intercourse for 30-60 minutes, and a condom could cause chafing, leading to open sores and a greater risk of transmitting diseases.
A state law already exists requiring the use of “barrier protection” on adult film sets, but is rarely enforced, advocates of the measure say.
AHF is leading is leading an initiative to require the county’s Department of Public Health to issue health permits for X-rated productions, similar to those given to restaurants, barbershops and massage parlors.
See the full article from “MyFox Los Angeles”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Freddie Roach, Boxer Behind Hollywood, Steps Into the Ring With HBO Series
Freddie Roach, Boxer Behind Hollywood, Steps Into the Ring With HBO Series
2:04 PM PST 1/20/2012 by Marisa Guthrie
He makes a million each time Manny Pacquiao fights, once told Mickey Rourke he’d “knock him the f– out,” and now, battling Parkinson’s, legend Freddie Roach steps into the ring for an HBO series.
You can hear the Wild Card Boxing Club before you see it — the thwap-thwap of gloves hitting heavy bags, the guttural grunts and the rhythmic whoosh of jump-ropes behind a row of second-floor windows. The cramped, stuffy gym is tucked above a Laundromat on Vine Street, as anonymous as the rest of the businesses in this dingy Hollywood strip mall — the Thai restaurant, the massage parlor whose venetian blinds are always closed, the Alcoholics Anonymous outpost.
See the full article from “Hollywood Reporter”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Simi Valley mayor says porn industry not wanted here
Simi Valley mayor to the adult film industry: you’re not wanted here.
Bob Huber is taking a proactive move to discourage adult filmmakers who might be thinking of relocating to the city by pushing an ordinance that likely will mirror the hotly-debated ordinance approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council. It calls for denying permits to production companies that don’t require male actors to wear condoms.
The proposed law still needs Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to approve it and then a committee must be formed to figure out how to enforce it.
“We’re not going to accept the pornographic purveyors from Los Angeles County,” said Huber, who as mayor already has cracked down on illicit massage parlors. “This is a family-oriented town, and we’re going to rise up and keep them out of our city, whatever it (lawfully) takes.”
See the full article from “Ventura County Star”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Loretta Devine Joins Lifetime’s ‘The Client List’
Actress Loretta Devine arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Joyful Noise” held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Jan. 9, 2012 in Hollywood
*Veteran actress Loretta Devine has joined Lifetime’s new drama “The Client List” as a series regular, reports Deadline.com.
Based on the network’s 2010 original movie, the series stars Jennifer Love Hewitt as Riley, a Texas housewife who after being deserted by her husband ends up running a massage parlor that serves as a front for a call-girl service.
Devine will play the parlor’s owner.
The actress has been recurring on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” a role that earned her an Emmy Award last year.
See the full article from “Eurweb.com”
Los Angeles Massage Parlors: City Council Approves Condom Ordinance For Porn Sets
Weinstein disputed the statistic saying it’s much higher and doesn’t account for thousands of cases of chlamydia and herpes that were contracted by adult film performers during that time.
“Self-regulation of any industry has been a calamity, whether its banks or others,” Weinstein said. “You don’t rely on the industry that stands to lose money by protecting the employees to take care of them. That’s why we have an occupational health and safety administration.”
A state law already exists requiring the use of “barrier protection” on adult film sets, but is rarely enforced, advocates of the measure say.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is leading a new ballot initiative to force the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to issue health permits for film shoots similar to restaurants, barber shops or massage parlors.
See the full article from “Patch.com”