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	Vol.7, No 4, September 2, 1999
	Porn business is good business While mainstream movie-making is shrinking, the seedy side of the business, pornography, has grown like a weed on Miracle Grow over the last few years. Ken Hanson Many Los Angeles County politicians try to demonize the adult-film industry even though it brings jobs and revenue to the county. Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan said Wednesday in the Los Angeles Times that the porn industry is "a black eye on our city." I think itís ironic Riordan says this industry is a blemish on the city when certain members of the City Council support the industry. A few years ago, a councilman even had a stash of porn in his desk.  Why would the mayor want to defame one of the most successful parts of the cityís economic machine? The Times article estimated that between 10,000 and 20,000 people are employed by the San Fernando Valleyís booming business.  That is a huge number of people working in a city with more than its share of unemployed and homeless. Well, maybe the valley should separate from the rest of Los Angeles. If the mayor wants to bad mouth one of the biggest cash cows in his city, why should the cow keep giving up the milk? Despite the flack the industry has been getting from city officials, the valley really has no reason to leave. Many young ladies are willing to get naked to make money and a name for themselves.   People in the business can easily get access to the technology and production equipment to participate in this industry. Only one city in the world might be a better place to establish the porn capital of the world, Las Vegas. The only problem is that Las Vegas is too warm. Who would want to make a sex film in 120 degree heat? And forget those great outdoor sex scenes -- the ground would burn whoever would be unlucky enough to be on bottom. Pornography has a home here in Los Angeles. Too many people want to see naked bodies on television, and too many men like to watch hot girls having sex, especially with other women. And porn is the cheapest way to do that.		Cards pushed at CSULB Toy gun alarms police Zagustin ordered to move out, pay up WPE changed; objective part eliminated Liquor law slowly staggers to CSULB Students get higher GPAs after counseling A.S.I. Senate outlines goals Allow them to play Porn business is good business Students rate favorite 'I' courses L.A. salsa band grooves campus Puff Daddy mediocre forever Classic artist come to Blues Festival 49ers survive rough start for victory Corporate chaos knows no limits Soccer team shows great effort in overtime loss Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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