Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the Bay Area soon

Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by Animats on Sunday January 28, 2018 @02:23PM (#16252912)

Well, Kink.com just moved to Nevada. But that was because California OSHA started requiring condoms for porn. Also, because the once-abandoned SF Armory was now too valuable a piece of real estate for that use.

The only other porn producer I knew in SF gave it up around 2007 when she moved to Texas. SF used to have a film scene, but it relied on cheap large spaces being available, and those are all gone.

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by chimeracoder on Sunday January 28, 2018 @02:28PM (#16252947)

> Well, Kink.com just moved to Nevada. But that was because California OSHA started requiring condoms for porn.

Wait, what? Prop 60 failed. When did OSHA change their stance?

The whole reason Prop 60 happened is because Michael Weinstein was mad that OSHA wouldn't punish people who filmed porn without condoms. It was technically a violation before, but only enforced in response to complaints, and the fine was minimal.

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by JBlue42 on Monday January 29, 2018 @01:53AM (#16255793)

>Michael Weinstein

This guy seems to waste so much AIDS Healthcare Foundation money on personal propositions. Too bad they haven't been investigated yet on CharityNavigator.

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by ojbyrne on Sunday January 28, 2018 @06:40PM (#16254301)

They moved to other locations (including Southern California) to cut costs: https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/25/kink-com-to-stop-filmin...

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by ams6110 on Sunday January 28, 2018 @02:27PM (#16252938)

He didn't say he was moving the adult business to SF.

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by nailer on Sunday January 28, 2018 @04:10PM (#16253517)

Did they sell the Armoury?

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by Animats on Sunday January 28, 2018 @04:53PM (#16253795)

No, they're leasing space in it. I once read that Peter Ackworth owns the Armory personally, and just leased it to his company, Kink.com.

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by gadders on Monday January 29, 2018 @11:03AM (#16258223)

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pgwkkz/kinkcom-is-shutter...

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by sergiotapia on Sunday January 28, 2018 @02:25PM (#16252928)

I fully expect California to come out soon and say:

"WARNING: Sex contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm."

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Re:Ask HN: I own a large adult business and am moving to the... by dang on Sunday January 28, 2018 @03:36PM (#16253318)

Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News?

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