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South Bay Church Starts Petition To Halt Opening Of 2nd Nearby Strip Club

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Reporting Pete Demetriou

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SOUTH BAY (CBS) — How many strip clubs in one neighborhood is too many?

That’s the question behind an effort led by a Harbor-Gateway church after a new “gentleman’s club” gets ready to open next weekend.

Calvary Chapel South Bay church members are concerned over the debut of the Bay Girl’s Gentleman’s Club between Hamilton Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard near the 110 Freeway in Gardena.

The club — located less than one mile from the church — would be the second strip club to open near the church.

KNX 1070′s Pete Demetriou reports Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas may ask the LA County Department of Regional Planning to revisit the issue of concentration of adult entertainment venues in any one area.


Members say that both Bay Girl’s and another strip club called “Spearmint Rhino” located about a half-mile to the west are aimed at exploiting young women and are not welcome in the neighborhood.

“It’s multicultural, lot of children,” said church member Joshua Moore. “We don’t think it’s beneficial.”

“This is just nonsense, it’s not needed, it’s something we don’t think any good’s going to come out of it,” said Calvary Chapel pastor Rob Stoffel.

The church’s petition drive against the club has reportedly collected over 3,000 signatures.

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  • Meg

    Why don’t we shut down the cash cow churches instead? Members’ tithes go to housing church officials in big, beautiful, luxurious homes while church members themselves continually struggle financially. I’d rather toss a few bucks to a stripper.

    • Christina39

      If you move to Las Vegas where you get to watch the whoring and gyrations on the street on your way to work, you might change your mind. Here you don’t have to go to a strip club, you can toss them your money on your way to work, since you seem to so desire.

    • Christina39

      These girls live in beautiful, luxurious homes with your husbands’ money. They hit up your date when you are sitting in a restaurant trying to enjoy a meal.

  • Hardmoney

    God makes strippers too. If he wanted these girls to have morals they would have had them! So, clearly, we need to give thanks for his wisdom. Amen.

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