An adult cabaret, its owners and ten dancers, have filed a civil complaint suit against the city of Arcadia, stemming from an investigation by police into code compliance.
Citing lap dancing and other violations, the City has revoked the business permit of Golden Eyes Gentlemen's Club. Under the Arcadia Municipal Code, that decision is final.
The nude juice bar nearing completion at 1580 Clark Street asked for changes in the adult entertainment ordinance which requires the six-foot separation between dancers and customers.
Dance permits for parties at the Women's Club automatically are denied until the city's Business License Review Committee specifies conditions such as when the music will end, when people must leave, and maximum capacity. The new rules follow complaints against partygoers at a wedding reception in November.
An ordinance has been adopted to regulate adult entertainment facilities as Arcadia faces the opening of a juice bar/alcohol free nude dancing club planned for 1580 Clark Street. A possible lawsuit was planned if the City denied the business from opening.
Threatened with a law suit, Arcadia may relax an ordinance governing adult business, clearing the way for an all-nude striptease club proposed for an industrial area.
Thomas McKernan, a 60-year-old Arcadia resident, plans to help streamline the government bureaucracies that often bog down business ventures. He is the new chairman of California Business Roundtable.
Arcadia Rotary Club collected donations to pay for the Guatemala City Volunteer firefighters to drive a donated firetruck from Arcadia to Santa Cruz del Quiche in Guatemala.