SELMA, CA — The battle against When the Sun Goes Down Entertainment is not one against the forces of the blood thirsty living dead rising from their graves after dark. It is yet another battle between yet another city council and yet another escort service. According to ABC channel 30, which broadcasts in the area, Selma is a quaint city with an appealing downtown business area. It is also the location of William Hill’s When the Sun Goes Down Entertainment, which hopes to provide exotic dancers direct to hiring clients.
It will also be located directly across the street from a traditional dance studio whose student base includes minors seeking instruction in ballet and tap.
“That doesn’t make sense,” opined Deanna Garcia, one of the dance school student’s mothers. “Why would they even consider positioning it right across the street from a children’s dance school? That’s upsetting to think it’s even being considered.”
Marianna Rodriguez, the owner of a music store next to Hill’s business, feels the same way, explaining that dozens of children converge on her store daily for music lessons. She worries that “it’s gonna bring the wrong element to the heart of our city.”
More than 500 signatures were presented to the Selma City Council on Tuesday night protesting the location of When the Sun Goes Down Entertainment and the Council responded by unanimously passing an emergency ordinance prohibiting Hill from conducting business downtown.
Selma Mayor Dennis Lujan heralded the decision, stating that “We feel really confident this is going to take care of the situation. The crowd that was here tonight shows that Selma is a very, very moral type of community.”
The emergency ordinance categorizes Hill’s business along with strip clubs and topless bars, not banning them but creating an adult industry ghetto in industrial areas.
Hill, a businessman even if his business is erotic, isn’t pleased.
“You can get more money downtown. That’s the whole point. Come downtown, get more money,” he pointed out to ABC, adding that the only action that would take place in the business office is the phone ringing.
Prior to passing the ordinance, the Council attempted to slow Hill’s professional progress down by reminding him to get a city business license and heeding the City Attorney’s advice that once he procured one, it would likely be unable to force him to relocate. The ordinance has bought the Council 45 days during which to create and enforce a permanent ordinance and city leaders believe they will easily be able to do so.
Meanwhile, Hill is preparing for a legal battle.
