Restrictions not followed

Daily Violations of the Long Beach CUP continue at

Los Altos Taco Beach

Doors open all weekend with bar in full sight

One of the arguments the Taco Beach owner made to the local neighbors and the Long Beach Planning Commission on why he should be granted a full liquor license was that as a local business owner he would listen to the concerns of the neighbors.  He would be there- not like some out-of-town corporation that would not listen.

The Long Beach Business Journal wrote about the protests over the liquor license for Taco Beach quoting what Vance told the Planning Commission:

“Kevan Vance, owner of Taco Beach Cantina – with locations on Pine Avenue downtown and on 2nd Street in Belmont Shore – told the planning commission that it was in his best interest to make residents of the neighborhood happy and that he would work with them to address future concerns.”

When the controversy started over art work done on the side of the building at  the entrance to the neighborhood, it was however an apparently defiant Vance who told Tom Grobaty of the Press-Telegram that he would not redo the original brown surfer art that featured  a "surfer" standing on what looked to some like a pile of “feces”-but others politely described as “rocks”. Vance told Grobaty “ if someone finds an artist they like more and want to pay for a different mural, we’ll be glad to let them put it up”. 

However, that sentiment changed with nearly universal displeasure of the mural by neighbors. To Taco Beach's credit, the art was eventually changed for the better.

Now however, after being emailed by the ABC and after the city has arranged a meeting for next week to discuss the ongoing concerns with CUP violations, Taco Beach continues to violate-on a daily basis-ABC restrictions on inside alcohol related items being seen from outside and clear Long Beach CUP restrictions on the front door being closed-at all times.

The Long Beach CUP clearly states that the front door shall remain closed “at all times”.

Not just at night.

Not just when they are busy.

Not just when they feel like it.

Simple- “AT ALL TIMES”

The neighborhood did not “appeal” the Planning Commission’s allowing a full alcohol license to Taco Beach based on ALL the Planning Commission’s CUP restrictions.

Everyone knew what the restrictions were and accepted them.

It is now time for Taco Beach to follow ALL of the restrictions ALL of the time not just when they want to.

To read the Long Beach Business Journal story CLICK ON:  LBBJ