Three people were arrested in Porterville, California on suspicion of prostitution after undercover officers found references ...

Editor Regulating massage therapy businesses is a touchy subject, literally and figuratively. The Savage City Council found that out Monday night (May 3) when it looked over ...

The Carlsbad City Council is meeting Tuesday night to adopt an ordinance that tightens up rules for massage providers. There ...

Anyone providing massage services must have a license from the city and from the California Massage Therapy Council.

CARLSBAD — The city of Carlsbad has adopted new regulations to strengthen oversight of massage therapy businesses, a move city officials say is intended to protect residents from illicit parlors that ...

Full story updated from last Thursday’s print edition When a new massage business called Valley Spa moved into an office complex on Marschall Road in June, it immediately raised eyebrows.

Currently, neither establishments nor massage therapists are mandated to be registered or permitted by the city, according to city staff. Per a code amendment approved by council, the city will ...