

"It has brought light to the situation," he said. That would be the permanent housing the city somehow hasn't found the wherewithall to build on its own.īut for Ragsdale, the city's statement was a sort of wake-up call. According to the CBS 8 story, a city spokeswoman "suggested the club might be better off investing in nonprofits 'to get people off the streets and into permanent housing.'" That "somebody" isn't the city of San Diego itself. Somebody's got to do something about it." "There are a lot of people here that I didn't realize were homeless until we gave them a leg up. "This time of year, it's really cold," noted club manager Chris Ragsdale. Yeah if a charitable act can't be anonymous, it shouldn't be done, right?įortunately, Déjà Vu isn't as cold-one might say, "un-Christian"-as the complainers appear to be, with the club's manager, in keeping with corporate policy, trying to fill a need that the city itself apparently can't (or doesn't want to) address. Not unlike a similar story out of Las Vegas, where Déjà Vu got another ration of shit from some mother who didn't like the logos because she feared she'd have to explain to her kid what a strip club was, yet another nameless individual told CBS 8, "It's not like we're afraid of it, but at the same time, I just don’t think it's the right way to do things."
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So does CBS 8 TV in San Diego laud the club for its charity? Of course not the story's headline on its website reads, "San Diego strip club charity sparks controversy over homeless tents." But apparently, some yahoo with nothing better to do complains that there's something wrong with the effort just because the chain has imprinted its logo on the two hundred (200!!!) tents it has donated.

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-You have to wonder, what is it with some people? Nationwide gentlemen's club chain Déjà Vu Showgirls is trying to do its part to help the homeless keep warm as the nights, even in San Diego, get colder.
