SAN DIEGO -- The Pure Platinum strip club on Pacific Highway lost it's liquor license Friday morning. The California Alcoholic Beverage Control said this is the culmination of a process that began more than two years ago. The ABC ran a sting operation, along with several law enforcement agencies and tallied 34 citations against the Gentleman's Club.
The agency said there were six cocaine sales involving employees, as well as several lewd act violations. Pure Platinum will not have to close; it just will no longer be allowed to sell alcohol. Brett Wilson, a valet there told 10News, "All the people who've had jobs here: bartenders,cocktails waitresses; they're all out of a job pretty much." He said 12 to 14 people may find themselves out of work as a result. The loss of the liquor license has another result. "Basically means they're going to go fully nude tomorrow," according to Wilson. Strip clubs that serve alcohol are not permitted to have the entertainers achieve total nudity. Since liquor can no longer be served, that restriction no longer applies. ABC oversees about 82,000 liquor licenses in California; revoking about 50 each year. The revocation is permanent. A new owner would be allowed to apply, but the process takes at least a year. This does not include the Pure Platinum club in Kearny Mesa. 10news.com
