[BREAKING] Vile sex ads disgust SoCal neighborhood — getting rid of them is not so simple

A trailer full of vile sex-on-demand ads has outraged a Southern California neighborhood, but a legal hurdle has made getting rid of it anything but simple.

The pink and white two-wheeled trailer has been moving around North Long Beach for months, generating dozens of complaints from disgruntled 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 expressed concern that the ads will appear in an area already plagued by prostitution and human trafficking, while others worry that children will be exposed to explicit messages.

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 they were legally parked on public roads and used to store and transport cleaning products.

After the city seized the trailers, the company filed a lawsuit, arguing that its constitutional rights were violated.

A judge ruled that the city had improperly restricted advertising based on its content and found that the policy did not meet the legal standard known as “strict scrutiny.” The court found that the city violated the company's First Amendment rights and ordered it to pay nearly $300,000 in damages.

Councilman Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, whose 8th Ward includes the intersection where the trailer is now parked, said city officials and the Long Beach Police Department are “very aware” of the situation and the “bad actor” responsible for repeatedly moving the trailer from one neighborhood to another.

According to Thrash-Ntuk, the trailer had previously been parked in neighboring District 9, including along Long Beach Boulevard, a corridor known for human trafficking.

Parking authorities have coordinated multiple tows, but city ordinance allows vehicles to remain in the same location for up to 72 hours, allowing the trailer to return after being moved.

"Playing whack-a-mole every 72 hours is not a permanent solution," Thrash-Ntuk wrote in a Facebook post.

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He said he is now working with the police department and the city attorney's office on possible long-term solutions, including requiring the tow operator to obtain a business license to advertise on public streets and creating buffer zones that restrict ads for adult content, cigarettes and alcohol near elementary schools and daycares.

Long Beach police said they “have taken and will continue to take enforcement action where appropriate,” but did not specify what action could be taken.

Meanwhile, Thrash-Ntuk urged residents to continue reporting towing to police and through the GO Long Beach app to create a nuisance record.

Some neighbors, frustrated by the lack of a permanent solution, have even floated the idea of ​​spray-painting the trailer themselves on social media.

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