LA TIMES: Huntington Beach city leaders have imposed a 45-day moratorium of new massage parlors in the beach town after the number of massage business skyrocketed from eight to 74 in a five-year span.
The moratorium approved this week takes effect immediately and is designed to give the city and its police department time to develop a new massage parlor ordinance and crack down on crime sometimes associated with the businesses, such as prostitution and human trafficking.
