A ruling issued Wednesday that applies to all SeaWorld theme parks, including SoCal's own in San Diego, could find trainers on dry land during the famous whale shows. more ›

Simi Valley recently passed a law requiring porn performers to wear condoms, which was widely perceived as a way to keep out condomless productions fleeing from Los Angeles. But tucked into that law was a provision requiring adult videos producers to submit unedited copies of their films to the local police department for review. more ›

A man was nearly killed after he fell into a rock crusher in Irvine today. The worker somehow got ensnared in a conveyor belt that hurled him into a rock shaker. more ›

On Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law a controversial measure that makes the issuing of permits for adult film productions linked to the production company's compliance with mandatory use of condoms by their performers. So what's next? more ›

A longshoreman working at the Port of Long Beach was crushed to death after a container fell on him last night. Steven Nicholas Saggiani, 47, died at the scene after the container fell on him just before 7 pm last night. more ›

It's already against the law expose workers directly to bodily fluids, but it's rarely enforced on porn sets where no condoms are used. Now the L.A.-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation has garnered attention via a petition filed with the state to further change the law to require condoms use on adult films, according to the LA Times. more ›

Dr. Sharon Mitchell of Adult Industry Medical (AIM) Healthcare Foundation talks to audience members at Zócalo's Cocktail Hour With all the talk of the economy and morality (see Part 1) at last night's panel, Dirty Business: Should the Porn Industry Be Saved?, one subject prevailed during cocktail hour among the audience that as comprised of the curious, the perverts, health officials, and industry folks: sexually transmitted diseases. And that tone of that was set... more ›