Eagle Rock, which just turned 100, has a national reputation as being the "college town" for Occidental, and is known locally as a historic hot bed of counterculture and the arts, and a contemporary evolutionary tale of the upwardly mobile hipster-esque family. Now residents are up in arms about the proliferation of erotic massage parlors that are inundating Eagle Rock Boulevard, and taking over where pot shops left off as the scourge du jour, according to the LA Times. more ›

If you live in Los Alamitos, and you're contemplating getting some ink done, a rubdown, or some permanent eyeliner put on, think outside the lines. As in, outside the city lines, since the Los Alamitos City Council "voted last night to extend a 45-day moratorium on new tattoo parlors, permanent make-up salons and massage services until September 2011," according to the OC Register. more ›

It's hands off for five massage parlors in Arcadia until they can improve their working conditions. According to the Daily News, the businesses were "fined by state inspectors" and ordered to shut down "until withholding taxes, workers' compensation insurance and hourly wage standards were met." So if you were looking to get a rub down at the Ocean Health Center, C H Health Center, New Life Acupuncture, Arcadia Spa, or Best Health Center, you're going to have to take care of your needs on your own, or find somewhere else in the area to go work out the kinks. more ›