Vile sex ads disgust SoCal neighborhood getting rid of them is not so simple

A trailer plastered in vile ads for sex on demand has outraged a Southern California neighborhood, but a legal roadblock has made getting rid of it anything but simple.The pink-and-white, two-wheel trailer has been moving around North Long Beach for months, drawing dozens of complaints from disgusted neighbors who say it promotes the Pinkys Girls website.The site advertises “adult fun” and “hookups” in more than 400 cities across the country, including Long Beach, according to the Long Beach Post.The trailer’s latest stop is at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard, where residents say it has been parked since at least Thursday.Neighbors have voiced concerns that the ads are appearing in an area already plagued by prostitution and human trafficking, while others worry children are being exposed to the explicit messaging.Despite repeated complaints, city officials face legal hurdles after Long Beach lost a similar case involving advertising trailers.In 2018, the city attorney’s office ordered Hit & Miss Enterprises to remove trailers that advertised the company’s cleaning business while legally parked on public streets and used to store and transport cleaning supplies.After the city impounded the trailers, the company sued, arguing its constitutional rights were violated.A judge ruled the city had improperly restricted advertising based on its content and found the policy failed the legal standard known as “strict scrutiny.” The court concluded the city violated the company’s First Amendment rights and ordered it to pay nearly $300,000 in damages.Councilmember Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, whose 8th District includes the intersection where the trailer is now parked, said city officials and the Long Beach Police Department are “highly aware” of the situation and the “bad actor” responsible for repeatedly moving the trailer from neighborhood to neighborhood.According to Thrash-Ntuk, the trailer had previously been parked in neigh...