Bloombergitis Spreads to L.A.

For the last two years, Los Angeles has been welcoming a steady trickle of refugees from Mayor Bloomberg?s increasingly anti-fun Big Apple. But instead of cornering the market on free-living coastal types, the City of Angels seems hell-bent on topping even Iron Mike for regulations against sin. The latest: The L.A. City Council?s Public Safety Committee has produced an ordinance that bans lap-dancing, forbids patrons from getting within six feet of strippers (no more G-string tips for you, Courtney!), and requires the supervision of a manager or security guard at every interaction. Club owners violating the new regulations would face six months in jail and a $2,500 fine. The adult clubs say they?ll challenge the constitutionality of the ordinance, which has yet to be passed by the full Council or signed into law.