LOS ANGELES—When San Diego stopped issuing strip club licenses and a local club went up for sale, a church bought it to create a shelter for human trafficking survivors. When the pandemic bankrupted a family favorite roller rink that had been in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, a project to turn it into bridge housing for the homeless got underway. Repurposing buildings has become a common theme in the Golden State as officials find new ways to address the highest unsheltered homeless population in the nation. A Club for Survivors It took Rock Church San Diego two years to decide what to do with it’s purchase of the Nude Girls adult club. In 2018, Rock Church bought the property for $1.2 million. The city had stopped issuing new strip club licenses, and the club went on the market with two years left on its license. The church bought it …
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