San Jose Massage Parlors: Massage Parlors Aren’t Whore Houses Any More
Controversy over massage parlors in Palo Alto has arisen again recently, an issue that supposedly was buried more than 30 years ago. As was true in the 1970s, some massage parlors such as Watercourse Way offer standard massage treatments and have never been accused of being a den of prostitution.
Then there are the others, such as two in Redwood City and one in San Mateo where women were arrested recently for offering services well beyond massage. Several years ago there were similar arrests at a “massage parlor” in Los Altos at 5100 El Camino. Any city can find itself hosting whore houses masquerading as massage parlors.
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The Council passed ordinances in May 1976 restricting massage parlors to no closer than 250 feet from residential or school zones, no closer than 1200 feet from each other, operating hours from 9 AM to 11 PM, and requiring use permits and certification of masseuses. Records of customer names and what treatments they had also were required. This ordinance was used in 1990 to close an adult bookstore in the 3700 block of El Camino.
See the full article from “Patch.com”