Hermosa Beach tattoo lawsuit tattooed
Hany Fangary A judge on Tuesday dismissed the bulk of a lawsuit by City Council candidate Hany Fangary and other residents calling for stricter regulations on tattoo parlors, a number of which have sprouted in Hermosa since an appeals court overturned a citywide ban on the businesses. “We are pleased with the court’s decision because now the city enjoys certainty,” said City Attorney Michael Jenkins. “Tattoo studios are limited to those that comply with the standards adopted by the City Council.” Superior Court Judge James Chalfant ruled that the lawsuit was filed too late to meet legal deadlines to challenge the city ordinance regulating tattoo parlors. The lawsuit also failed in a challenge to Easy Reader’s status as the officially recognized newspaper for the city’s legal notices, including those about the tattoo ordinance. In a footnote to the written ruling, the judge called “comical and pathetic” the plaintiffs’ contention that Easy Reader is not “a newspaper of general circulation.” Fangary said residents pressing the lawsuit have not decided whether to continue pursuing portions that were not struck down by the judge, which claim negligence, fraud and intentional…
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