Whether in incorporated parts or not, Gilroy just doesn
’t seem to play a good host – at least for a sex club.
Whether in incorporated parts or not, Gilroy just doesn’t seem to play a good host – at least for a sex club.
After owners of the property where the Adult Social Forum Club has been operating for months were issued a citation for improper zoning last week, the club has decided to pack its bags – again.
In a letter to her club members posted on The Forum’s Web site, Club Owner Deena Luce said that because of legal battles and public sentiment, the club has started searching for a new Bay Area home, saying its final party would be Sunday at its current location in a ranch-style home at 2670 Dryden Ave.
“As many of you know, we have been fighting a couple of legal battles to keep our club open,” Luce wrote. “Unfortunately, we’ve had a temporary setback which will keep us from hosting weekly parties until we come up with a new and completely drama-free location. We’ve been given the once over from local politicians, newspapers and neighbors. We know we are right, and we appreciate your continued support.”
Hearing that the sex club was leaving their neighborhood wasn’t exactly relief for residents on Dryden – some of whom stay out at night to videotape people coming and going from the club in an effort to make them feel unwelcome.
“That’s what they say, but I’ll believe it when I see it,” said Frank Caliri, who lives near the club. “I won’t be celebrating until next week.”
Caliri said he was discouraged because the club could continue to move from place to place, making quick money and then moving.
“They can continue on doing this for a long time,” he said. “They should not be allowed in a neighborhood area.”
The Forum was ousted from its former home on Monterey Road in Gilroy in December. The Forum operated in a home just outside Morgan Hill for many years before moving to Gilroy.
