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Are two downtown Santa Ana businesses going to violate city code tonight?

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Bars, Civic Affairs, Crime, Dance, Restaurants, Santa Ana 24 Comments

A Cover Charge at Proof? No bueno!

UPDATE: Santa Ana City Manager Paul Walters sent me an email today confirming that the City is looking into the issues raised in this post!

Chapter One: the Modern Local, a restaurant in Downtown Santa Ana, is promising a fun night tonight, which includes dancing – as per their Facebook event page. However, I am told that their Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.) does NOT allow dancing. As far as I know, they did not petition the Santa Ana Planning Agency for an exception.

You may recall that one of the owners of Chapter One went off on Mexican owned businesses in Downtown Santa Ana, a few months ago, when he questioned the number of Quinceanera stores in the Downtown area. Well, I guarantee you that none of those shops will be flouting the law tonight! Continue reading→

Is the Velvet Lounge engaging in adult entertainment, in violation of their permit?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Bars, Civic Affairs, LGBTQ, Marijuana, Planning, Santa Ana 33 Comments

When Santa Ana’s gay bar, Velvet Lounge, was granted a C.U.P. (Conditional Use Permit) by the City of Santa Ana’s Planning Agency, they got most of what they asked for – except that they were forbidden from engaging in “adult entertainment.” Well, judging from the pictures on their website, it looks like they might be violating their C.U.P. – regularly. Take a look for yourself – the pictures below tell the story better than I can: Continue reading→

Public Safety Committee to consider Velvet Lounge C.U.P. and bail bonds

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Bars, Civic Affairs, Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, LGBTQ, Public Safety, Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana 1 Comment

The Santa Ana City Council’s Public Safety Committee is meeting on Tuesday, July 26, and the meeting promises to be an interesting one. The topics on the agenda, which is below, include discussion about a proposed C.U.P. (Conditional Use Permit) for the gay bar called the “Velvet Lounge,” which is supposed to open soon, and a Bail Bond Solicitation update (we wrote about that awhile ago – bail bondsmen are illegally soliciting for bails outside our jail, and most of these guys don’t even have businesses in town). Continue reading→