San Francisco Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 San Francisco Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 MetArt Copyright Suit vs Porn.com May Proceed, Says 9th Circuit in Reversal of District Court https://mikesouth.com/legal/metart-copyright-suit-vs-porn-com-may-proceed-says-9th-circuit-in-reversal-of-district-court-49375/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/metart-copyright-suit-vs-porn-com-may-proceed-says-9th-circuit-in-reversal-of-district-court-49375/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:30:19 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=49375 MetArt’s copyright infringement case against Porn.com has been granted a new lease on life. A 9th Circuit panel, in an unpublished decision filed August 1st, has ruled that the foreign corporate entities behind Porn.com are within scope of United States jurisdiction. Plaintiffs Hydentra HLP Int. Ltd. and Hydentra LP HLP General Partner Inc., which do business […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/legal/metart-copyright-suit-vs-porn-com-may-proceed-says-9th-circuit-in-reversal-of-district-court-49375/feed/ 4 49375 Bikini barista coffee shop in California has license revoked after city council deems outfits too revealing https://mikesouth.com/mainstream/bikini-barista-coffee-shop-in-california-has-license-revoked-after-city-council-deems-outfits-too-revealing-40633/ https://mikesouth.com/mainstream/bikini-barista-coffee-shop-in-california-has-license-revoked-after-city-council-deems-outfits-too-revealing-40633/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2019 21:50:48 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=40633 According to Fox News, a coffee shop named Bottoms Up in American Canyon, California just north of San Francisco, is in some hot water. They lost their license due to its servers wearing skimpy outfits. You may recall porn star Sofi Ryan worked as one of these bikini baristas just before getting into porn and […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/mainstream/bikini-barista-coffee-shop-in-california-has-license-revoked-after-city-council-deems-outfits-too-revealing-40633/feed/ 0 40633 New group Rad Mission Neighbors wants SFPD to stop sex worker abatement unit https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/new-group-rad-mission-neighbors-wants-sfpd-to-stop-sex-worker-abatement-unit-30320/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/new-group-rad-mission-neighbors-wants-sfpd-to-stop-sex-worker-abatement-unit-30320/#respond Sat, 10 Nov 2018 17:47:52 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=30320 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Tucked inside the second floor of the Redstone Building on 16th Street, more than 60 Mission residents packed into a room resembling an improv theater for a discussion on decriminalizing prostitution in the Mission and across the city. Over the course of the next two hours, a panel of four women […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/new-group-rad-mission-neighbors-wants-sfpd-to-stop-sex-worker-abatement-unit-30320/feed/ 0 30320 SF Weekly: Sex Work does not equal Sex Trafficking https://mikesouth.com/politics/sf-weekly-sex-work-does-not-equal-sex-trafficking-29634/ https://mikesouth.com/politics/sf-weekly-sex-work-does-not-equal-sex-trafficking-29634/#respond Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:24:01 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=29634 In the SF Weekly, Nuala Sawyer reports that a new massage-therapist bill seeks to help victims of sex trafficking, but only further criminalizes those who engage in consensual sex work. San Francisco, Calif. has had a lot of firsts. But for all its outwardly progressive ideals, S.F. is still stubbornly conservative when it comes to a […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/politics/sf-weekly-sex-work-does-not-equal-sex-trafficking-29634/feed/ 0 29634 SF Chronicle: Sex workers returned to streets after Backpage shuttered https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/sf-chronicle-sex-workers-returned-to-streets-after-backpage-shuttered-29555/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/sf-chronicle-sex-workers-returned-to-streets-after-backpage-shuttered-29555/#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:56:09 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=29555 This article from the San Francisco Chronicle contains few surprises to readers of MikeSouth.com, but it’s a riveting look at the devastation wrought by the terrible FOSTA/SESTA legislation and the closure of Backpage.com and similar sites San Francisco — The government shutdown of Backpage.com this year sought to curtail the type of sex-for-sale classified ads that […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/sf-chronicle-sex-workers-returned-to-streets-after-backpage-shuttered-29555/feed/ 0 29555 Adult star Christiana Cinn embarks on San Francisco Gentlemen’s Club tour https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/adult-star-christiana-cinn-embarks-on-san-francisco-gentlemens-club-tour-28503/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/adult-star-christiana-cinn-embarks-on-san-francisco-gentlemens-club-tour-28503/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:10:03 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=28503 Adult film star, Penthouse covergirl, and Centerfold Features Entertainer Christiana Cinn brings her Gentlemen’s Club tour to The Penthouse Club in San Francisco, CA on Thurs. September 20th, Condor Gentlemen’s Club in San Francisco, CA on Fri. September 21st & Little Darlings Gentlemen’s Club in San Francisco, CA on Sat. September 22nd, 2018. The gorgeous Christiana will be performing 2 […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/adult-star-christiana-cinn-embarks-on-san-francisco-gentlemens-club-tour-28503/feed/ 0 28503 Joanna Angel to Discuss New Book ‘Night Shift’ at SF ‘Writers with Drinks’ Event https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/joanna-angel-to-discuss-new-book-night-shift-at-sf-writers-with-drinks-event-26463/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/joanna-angel-to-discuss-new-book-night-shift-at-sf-writers-with-drinks-event-26463/#respond Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:26:19 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=26463 From the sinfully delicious mind of Joanna Angel, founder of adult company BurningAngel and award-winning adult actress and director, comes ‘Night Shift: A Choose-Your-Own Erotic Fantasy’ Adult superstar Joanna Angel will appear in San Francisco as a featured guest at ‘Writers with Drinks’, a convivial literary event at the Make Out Room, Saturday, June 9 […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/joanna-angel-to-discuss-new-book-night-shift-at-sf-writers-with-drinks-event-26463/feed/ 0 26463 Gay Porn Star Ali Liam Arrested for Boyfriend’s Murder https://mikesouth.com/legal/gay-porn-star-ali-liam-arrested-boyfriends-murder-19132/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/gay-porn-star-ali-liam-arrested-boyfriends-murder-19132/#respond Sat, 11 Nov 2017 20:54:01 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=19132 Gay porn star Ali Liam has been arrested for murder in San Francisco after his boyfriend was found stabbed to death in his apartment. Liam, real name Othman Al-Muttalaby, and also known as Alkoraishie Ali, 26, was arrested Tuesday in the case of the death of Keith Harris, 48, while being treated at the Zuckerberg […]

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