The situation as it now stands is whether or not the owner will appeal the sanctions to the whole City Council or whether he will accept them and try to live with the conditions. In any case, as soon as the sanctions are accepted and implemented, they are again subject to review by the Zoning Board after 90 days. These are completely independent of the City s Zoning Board Abatement. ABC charges include selling to intoxicated persons and using hostesses to solicit drinks. All of the ABC charges are being appealed.
Some charges are over a year old.
After two murders, drug and prostitution busts and numerous allegations-this bar has not been closed even for a single day in anyone s memory. Concerned community members wonder if this whole process is ever going to solve the problem or close the bar. Detective Mary Holguin told us to expect the process to take at least two years. The charges, sanctions and abatements have piled up. In the meantime we will continue to attend hearings, meet with police and the ABC and monitor the bar s operations.