Good news, city leaders. Sacramento is placing you in charge of your massage parlors.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last week that will give locals more power to crack down on happy endings. Or something like that.
The LA Times reports Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), one of three authors of the measure, said such bad actors "hijacked the massage industry and overwhelmed smaller cities who felt their hands were tied when dealing with the proliferation of these businesses."
The newly signed measure will give local governments more authority over zoning and regulation of these businesses, allowing them to close down bad actors. It also establishes more training requirements for individuals applying for a license to be a massage practitioner.