Rockin’ Sushi can’t sell liquor
The Orange City Council on Tuesday pulls permit on troubled nightclub/restaurant.
By COURTNEY BACALSO STAFF WRITER - OC Register
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pull an operating permit from Quan’s Rockin’ Sushi, meaning that the restaurant/nightclub won’t be able to serve alcohol.
The ruling went into effect Wednesday.
While numerous people spoke on the issue at previous public hearings in front of the Planning Commission and the council, no one spoke at Tuesday’s meeting – including council members.
The decision comes on the heels of a city-compiled, 2,100-plus page report about the 265 arrests and hundreds of other incidents tied to Quan’s patrons and employees since 1999. By revoking the business’s conditional-use permit to serve liquor, the business will not be able to serve alcohol or provide entertainment but can continue on its restaurant business at the site, 1107 N. Tustin St.
Attempts to reach Quan’s owner Tuesday evening for comment were unsuccessful. Previously, Robert Drieslein, who bought the business in September, said he inherited some of the problems and expected this type of outcome.
“I am just going to have to chalk up my losses,” he said in a previous interview.
The state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control had already decided to suspend the business’ liquor license for 65 days beginning May 3. The suspension was handed down because the club allegedly sold alcohol to minors, and for an abnormally high number of police calls, said ABC spokesman John Carr.
More than 60 Quan’s patrons have been arrested on drunken-driving charges since 1999 – four of those arrests were for people under the age of 21, the city report says. In the same time span, there were 79 alcohol-related arrests involving minors and 16 assaultrelated arrests, the report says.
City officials delivered the notice to the business owners Wednesday.
This marks the second time in the city’s history that an operating permit has been pulled. In 1995, a local teen club in West Orange was shut down.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
My 1st visit to Villa Park City Hall!
I went to the Villa Park City Council Meeting tonight, and wow!
I have attended a number of meetings at the Orange City Hall in the past, but this was my 1st time in Villa Park. 1st off the City hall is in what appears to be a rented store front, next to Ralphs Market.
Walking and finding my seat was interesting. The place is a...well, there is just no nice way to say it...a dump. A so disappointing for what I think is a jewel of a City.
But I sat there and watched the meeting a got to hear about the Profession Fire Fighters, like Debby Pauley, and feel she shouldn't be recalled and that the Volunteer Fire Fighters need to be run out of town.
Interesting, a "UNION" (aka..special interest), asking for a person to fight a recall, or for that matter that the recall was wrong...regardless of how I feel about the recall, this is bad...it feels like Pauley let the fox guard the Taxpayer henhouse. But I am sure the union guy didn't want it to appear like that she was their puppet.
Other then that pretty boring meeting, except for item #13...Cell phone issues and potential location of towers in Villa Park.
The City Council approved a contract with ATS Communications to conduct a wireless master plan and to assist the City in identifying potential locations for wireless facilities in order to limit the amount of facilities through co-location and to maintain control over the process. The contract was approved in February 2006. ATS has completed its review and has identified a site in the eastern portion of the City that is optimum for a wireless facility.
Thats it....
I have attended a number of meetings at the Orange City Hall in the past, but this was my 1st time in Villa Park. 1st off the City hall is in what appears to be a rented store front, next to Ralphs Market.
Walking and finding my seat was interesting. The place is a...well, there is just no nice way to say it...a dump. A so disappointing for what I think is a jewel of a City.
But I sat there and watched the meeting a got to hear about the Profession Fire Fighters, like Debby Pauley, and feel she shouldn't be recalled and that the Volunteer Fire Fighters need to be run out of town.
Interesting, a "UNION" (aka..special interest), asking for a person to fight a recall, or for that matter that the recall was wrong...regardless of how I feel about the recall, this is bad...it feels like Pauley let the fox guard the Taxpayer henhouse. But I am sure the union guy didn't want it to appear like that she was their puppet.
Other then that pretty boring meeting, except for item #13...Cell phone issues and potential location of towers in Villa Park.
The City Council approved a contract with ATS Communications to conduct a wireless master plan and to assist the City in identifying potential locations for wireless facilities in order to limit the amount of facilities through co-location and to maintain control over the process. The contract was approved in February 2006. ATS has completed its review and has identified a site in the eastern portion of the City that is optimum for a wireless facility.
Thats it....
Saturday, April 21, 2007
The Library Re-opens
Well, I spent some time down at the new Library on Chapman Avenue in Old Towne. Well, lets be correct. It the Old Library remodeled and expanded and looks great.
I don"t believe in giving praise to the elected officials for doning things like this, because in all reality, they don't do thing.
But in this case, the entire City Council in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, have all been very involved. So congrats to the Mayor and the whole City Council.
It will be great to see the youth of the City of Orange using this building again.
Also wandering around the Library on opening day besides Mayor Cavecche.
Councilmembers Smith, Dumitru, Bilodeau, and Murphy...also there was Todd Spitzer (assmblyman) and Mike Davall (assmblyman)
Nice event and great time.
I don"t believe in giving praise to the elected officials for doning things like this, because in all reality, they don't do thing.
But in this case, the entire City Council in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, have all been very involved. So congrats to the Mayor and the whole City Council.
It will be great to see the youth of the City of Orange using this building again.Also wandering around the Library on opening day besides Mayor Cavecche.
Councilmembers Smith, Dumitru, Bilodeau, and Murphy...also there was Todd Spitzer (assmblyman) and Mike Davall (assmblyman)
Nice event and great time.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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