Measure B passed. And, by now, everyone knows that Los Angeles will now require condoms in porn production. Cue the reporters calling me incessantly asking the same question: “Will this now push the porn industry to move to Las Vegas?” Because that is everyone’s theory.
The answer is “no.”
No, the porn industry will not move to Las Vegas just to avoid using condoms in their productions. But, when the State of California raises income taxes by 30% retroactively, THAT makes successful business people wonder if living in LA is really worth it.
I wrote an article, back in August, making the case that porn producers very well should move to Nevada. See Randazza Legal Group: The Case for Relocating Porn Production to Las Vegas. The rationales in that article still stand.
