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Now that there has been a gunshot death inside Club Anton (instead of just extreme noise, unruly patrons, altercations, and a prior shooting involving Club Anton customers outside the club), PLEASE RESPOND TO THE YEARS OF COMPLAINTS (to the owner, the police, Nancy Nadal, Lynnette McElhaney, and other City agencies and officials). REVOKE CLUB ANTON'S LIQUOR LICENSE AND SHUT IT DOWN!
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Reconhecido City of Oakland (Oficial Verificado)
JR003 (Utilizador Registado)
Jeff A (Visitante)
Jeff (Utilizador Registado)
Sean (Visitante)
Kathy (Utilizador Registado)
Highland Terrace Resident (Utilizador Registado)
hazel (Visitante)
Highland Terrace Resident (Utilizador Registado)
bill (Utilizador Registado)
Karen (Visitante)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
City of Oakland (Oficial Verificado)
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm
Thank you.
Paul (Visitante)
JLS Resident (Utilizador Registado)
Tib Tusler (Utilizador Registado)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
I wrote Nancy Marcus (nmarcus@oaklandnet.com in the City Administration offices). Her response follows. I strongly urge everyone to write to Nancy as those citizen emails will be provided to the Deputy City Administrator at the hearing; the more people that write, the more our voices will be heard.
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The Deputy City Administrator will be meeting with Cpt. Lewis., and Sgt. Espinoza and Officer Sena of ABAT. Officer Sena has also requested a copy of the calls of service for Club Anton. Officer Sena has sent over the report to the ABC office and will be the liaison with them.
They will then meet with the owner of Club Anton to discuss the incident.
Thanks for your input on the situation and I will print your email for the Deputy City Administrator for the meeting.
Nancy Marcus
Special Business Permits
Office of the City Administrator
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza – 11th Fl.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-3294
510-238-7084 (fax)
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Neighbor (Visitante)
Stephanie (Utilizador Registado)
Anonymous (Visitante)
Anonymous (Visitante)
Tib Tusler (Utilizador Registado)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
Latest from Nancy Marcus (nmarcus@oaklandnet.com). Please write her if you haven't already. I'll post updates as I get them.
Jeff
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This is to let you know that the revocation hearing scheduled for September 17th for Club Anton, 428 3rd St. , has been postponed. The suspension of Cabaret activity will remain until the revocation hearing takes place. I will keep you posted as to when the hearing is rescheduled.
Thank you,
Nancy Marcus
Special Business Permits
Office of the City Administrator
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza – 11th Fl.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-3294
510-238-7084 (fax)
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Neighbor (Visitante)
pothole_spotter (Utilizador Registado)
neighbor (Visitante)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
I wrote Nancy Marcus (nmarcus@oaklandnet.com) in the City Administration offices (contact info below) asking for an update and will post when I hear a response.
Jeff
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Nancy Marcus
Special Business Permits
Office of the City Administrator
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza – 11th Fl.
Oakland, CA 94612
nmarcus@oaklandnet.com
510-238-3294
510-238-7084 (fax)
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Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
Update from Nancy Marcus today:
"There is a meeting scheduled next week with Club Anton and their attorney, ABAT, Special Events, Cpt. Lewis, Eli Ferran (City Attorney) and Arturo Sanchez. Will keep you informed of any updates.
Thanks,
Nancy Marcus
Special Business Permits
Office of the City Administrator
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza – 11th Fl.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-3294
510-238-7084 (fax)
City offices will be closed November 11, 2013"
(510)8663400 (Visitante)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
Nancy Marcus
Special Business Permits
Office of the City Administrator
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza – 11th Fl.
Oakland, CA 94612
nmarcus@oaklandnet.com
510-238-3294
510-238-7084 (fax)
victoria Tyler (Visitante)
Got your reply and called Nancy today. Found out the owner of Anton meet with city concil today with there lawyer to work stuff out. She told us to call back in a day or so and she should be able to tell me the result of the meet.
Highland Terrace Resident (Utilizador Registado)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
I received the following today from Nancy Marcus (NMarcus@oaklandnet.com):
"I heard today that Club Anton has surrendered their cabaret permit. You will be receiving an email with details of the outcome of the meeting that took place.
Nancy Marcus
Special Business Permits
Office of the City Administrator
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza – 11th Fl.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-3294
510-238-7084 (fax)"
victoria (Visitante)
Highland Terrace Resident (Utilizador Registado)
JLS Resident (Utilizador Registado)
Club Anton's liquor license is still active. The club will re-open under a different name if we don't complain to the ABC.
I have also filled out a complaint form here with CA ABC board and mailed it in. You all might want to do the same.
http://www.abc.ca.gov/datport/LQSData.asp?ID=19420355
http://www.abc.ca.gov/FORMS/ABC099E.pdf
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
The best outcome of a hearing on the cabaret (based on past history with administrative hearing officers) would have been conditions on the operation. The hearing would not have affected the alcohol license as this is controlled by the state and not the City.
With this in mind, if the City is able to negotiate the closure of a cabaret operation through a voluntary surrender of license (a much stronger result than we could have hoped for in hearing process), then we would pursue that result. Again as with a hearing the surrender of cabaret permit does not impact the alcohol license because this is controlled by the state.
The cessation or surrender of cabaret does not impact the ability of the operator to operate lawful business's as allowed by our zoning laws that do not require a special permit for the city. Examples of this include: restaurants, cafés, and other business's which can include alcohol because they have alcohol license from state.
Keep in mind a cabaret for the city means:
1. A location that is open to public, serves alcohol, provides entertainment AND charges at the door for entry. OR
2. A location that is open to public, serves alcohol, allows dancing, and is open past 11.
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
From Nancy Wald:
Arturo Sandoval's comments + links to forms for nuisance and alcohol licenses
From Arturo Sanchez, Deputy City Administrator:
The best outcome of a hearing on the cabaret (based on past history with administrative hearing officers) would have been conditions on the operation. The hearing would not have affected the alcohol license as this is controlled by the state and not the City.
With this in mind if the City is able to negotiate the closure of a cabaret operation through a voluntary surrender of license (a much stronger result than we could have hoped for in hearing process) then we would pursue that result. Again as with a hearing the surrender of cabaret permit does not impact the alcohol license because this is controlled by the state.
The cessation or surrender of cabaret does not impact the ability of the operator to operate lawful business's as allowed by our zoning laws that do not require a special permit for the city. Examples of this include: restaurants, cafés, and other business's which can include alcohol because they have alcohol license from state.
Keep in mind a cabaret for the city means:
1. A location that is open to public, serves alcohol, provides entertainment AND charges at the door for entry. OR
2. A location that is open to public, serves alcohol, allows dancing, and is open past 11.
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityAdministration/d/NA/index.htm (for nuisance complaints)
Note: For nuisance the link doesn't take you to exactly to the document, but gives you the directions on how to do the complaint.
http://www.abc.ca.gov/forms/PDFCompl.html (for alcohol licenses complaints)
JLS Resident (Utilizador Registado)
I have stopped by and noticed there is construction work going on inside. They served food from La Furia Chalaca when operating under the name Club Anton. My best guess is that they will open and utilize them again under a different name serving food and cater to the same crowd as before. I hope you all act now before it's too late. For some reason Club Anton's liquor license has not been revoked (see link below). What does it take get one's liquor license revoked? The neighborhood has been much more peaceful without them operating over the past few months. Let's try and keep it that way.
I have also filled out a complaint form here with CA ABC board and mailed it in. You all might want to do the same.
http://www.abc.ca.gov/datport/LQSData.asp?ID=19420355
http://www.abc.ca.gov/FORMS/ABC099E.pdf
Tyler B (Visitante)
Highland Terrace Resident (Utilizador Registado)
v tyler (Visitante)
JLS Resident (Utilizador Registado)
M. Todd (Visitante)
Let's get to the truth here, when you talk about "type" of crowds, you mean African Americans. There were never any complaints about Club Anton other than noise and that was from the so called "upper class" neighbors across the street.
I have patronized Club Anton for the last 3 years and I can testify to the fact that the only nights the police were called was when there was a hip hop event. The reason they did nothing, is because the accusations were FALSE.
So I'm calling on all the friends of Club Anton, those friends from all DIVERSE backgrounds, to write to the City with the TRUTH.
Guest (Visitante)
As far as previous accusation being "false", there have been multiple complaints about this club, most often pertaining to excessive noise which actually shakes nearby buildings. There is at least 2+ years of documented evidence of this, in addition to other complaints. At one point they actually had a manager that came into the building and heard the noise for herself, and for a period of time that issue got better. The residents of Jack London Square are more than willing to work with respectable businesses to make the neighborhood a safe, fun, and diverse area to congregate, but when we fail, as a community, to stand up to businesses that show utter disregard for the safety and well-being of the neighborhood, then we silently allow the chaos they create. I hope people will see this as more than just an isolates incident and shut this place down. They've repeatedly shown in their behavior that they don't care about the neighborhood in which they operate and it's time to go.
v. tyler (Visitante)
JLS Resident (Utilizador Registado)
Todd,
The truth is that Nathaniel Brown was killed in Club Anton. It's not a race related issue regardless of what you think. Facts are facts.
M. Todd (Visitante)
This club has been there for over 7 years and has flourished because of the owner's ability to keep eveything respectful and under control.The night you are referring to was was not predominately latino or white as I was there.Furthermore, This club has always promoted a broad multicultural venue for performers and the only complaints are from what is obviously your building. Its businesses like this one that keeps Jack London alive and thriving. And Tyler, I can attest to what an officer told me when I was standing outside and they showed up, they said that someone annonymous always called and complained about the noise and they had been there twice before on the same night which was a Wednesday and you can't hear music from outside.
Guest (Visitante)
Furthermore, this club promotes chaos and crime in the neighborhood. I do not know how much more evidence you need of this than a shooting that happened directly inside the club, to which their response was to reopen the doors the following evening. Do you seriously think people are going to buy that this is a respectable establishment based on these facts? Let's get real here and encourage businesses to come into the neighborhood that LEGITIMATELY promotes a multicultural environment which lacks violence and disrespect for the community and its own patrons.
M. Todd (Visitante)
M. Todd (Visitante)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
Get a life (Visitante)
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
The owners of Club Anton have the right to run a legitimate business that complies with all laws and regulations. As long as they do that, there won't be complaints.
Highland Terrace Resident (Utilizador Registado)
M. Todd: though you may have worked in the neighborhood for the previous 25 years, Club Anton was only recently opened (whether a reopening or re-branded opening I am unclear) just a few months after moving into the building directly across the street from the space. Not only that, neighborhoods are ever-changing urban environments and I am sure you can agree that Jack London Square has been flourishing over the last few years, more than it ever has been in the past few decades.
Club Anton has been a total nuisance with excessive noise, causing several residents in our building sleep deprivation and even headaches - along with patrons blocking our driveway during these 'respectable' events you speak of. As a large residential building, we understand and respect the Urban environment that surrounds us however, when an owner fails to respect the people who reside next to them, the lack of respect due to them is little to none.
This fatal shooting was in fact, not the first time in the previous two years that safety has become a threat to the residents in our neighborhood, because of the patrons being attracted to Club Anton. This is NOT about race - but about safety and a disregard thereof, brought on by the owner of Club Anton. To re-open the club the NIGHT AFTER a fatal shooting occurred inside of its doors is beyond disrespectful. To the family members of the loved one lost, I can't imagine how they must have felt by the actions of Club Anton to proceed with a 'business as usual' attitude, less than 24 hours after someone was fatally shot in the club.
Stop making this about race - this is about Club Anton continuing to fail to be a respectful business in our neighborhood. Watching several patrons run out of the Club in the early hours of the morning, screaming for their own safety - and then watching the aftermath spill onto our own street - and a gun being fired - is NOT creating a safe environment that people in Jack London would want to call their home.
Jack London is flourishing because of the respectful business - bars and restaurants alike - that have opened in the past couple of years. These businesses do well because the residents and patrons are respectful to one another. Club Anton has continued to disrespect its patrons, its neighbors and the City of Oakland. And their guilt is clear: a self-surrender of their Cabaret license shows that they are responsible and SHOULD be held responsible for this tragedy.
JLS Resident (Utilizador Registado)
M. Todd,
First you say you weren't there, then you say you were there and I wasn't. I guess we'll leave everything up to a jury in civil court against Nathaniel Brown's family vs. Carlos Anton. Even if he wants reopen a neighborhood that he doesn't live, I bet his insurance makes unfeasible. By the way, nobody on this forum brought up race, only you. Take a look in the mirror.
Kristina (Utilizador Registado)
I have been going to Club Anton for more than a year now (for salsa parties and others) and have to join the people who say that this place is a multi-cultural treasure for Oakland that needs to be protected. Never once have I seen or heard any violence, public urination, bad crowds, or any of the things some people here are talking about. In fact, about six months ago I went to the Club when there was a party (some sort of rap thing) and they were CLOSING IT DOWN a little before midnight. Why? Because one of the guests at the party had apparently lit a joint. I was amazed and very (pleasantly) surprised. Really... what club owner in the Bay Area would you find that would close two hours early on a night when they can make a ton of money just because someone inside has lit a joint? Kick that person out, yes of course, but close the whole place down, no way. Turns out the owner has an absolute no tolerance policy on drugs of any sort or excessive drinking. So I don't buy any of the accusations you are throwing around. Everything I have ever seen at Club Anton's suggests to me that they are as someone else already said an eminently respectable business.
As far as blaming Club Anton for somehow bringing crime to the area, you have no basis whatsoever for saying that. If you go to do a search on the City of Oakland crimes, you will find that between January 1, 2012 and September 13 2013 there were 27 crimes within a few block radius of the Club. (burglaries, assault, car theft, robbery, theft), etc.
Of those 27 crimes, only 7 happened during night time hours when the Club would likely have been open. And three of those seven happened on a sunday,monday, or tuesday night when the club would have likely been closed. (You'd have to check with the owner whether it was). So, basically, 4 out of 27 crimes happening at night time hours when the club might have been operating means there is absolutely no correlation whatsoever between crime in the nieghborhood and the people Club Anton's might be bringing here. Statistically, Domino's pizza is more likely to be responsible for the crime than Club Anton's is.
Get real. You live in downtown Oakland. Sadly, there is crime here. Look at the maps and check out how many shootings we have. (There were 131 murders in oakland last year, 82 so far this year) It's a rampant problem, but that is not the fault of any business in particular. Club Anton's IS a respectful business and moreover it is a place that gives a broad range of people something fun and safe to do at night. There was a very unfortunate incident in that club, as there have been in many other places in town. You may not like the looks of the people who go there but that is your problem and that does not justify trying to shut the place down.
Instead of talking about how disrespecful the owner of Club Anton's is, why don't you try to get to know him and the other members of his family that work there? He is actually a very nice man who runs a family establishment trying to do the best for Oakland. If you don't like living in a multicultural urban environment, then you should move.
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
Guest (Visitante)
The "people" you refer to are yourself and one other who, by your own admissions, have been to club Anton a handful of times over the course of years. Hardly an accurate portrayal of week to week operations.
Let's be clear, there was a person MURDERED inside the club and they reopened the NEXT day! Those are facts, not opinions of a select few. I don't know what standards of safety you consider appropriate in YOUR neighborhood, but in mine I only need to see this once to take action! Your reasoning that because this is Oakland, so we should all accept this as a condition of living here and just look the other way is preposterous and highlights the ingrained toxic attitudes that keep this horrible cycle of violence in this city going strong. I personally have no issue with the way people look. My issue is the behaviors they engage in outside my front door! Your further assumptions that residents and other businesses in the neighborhood have NOT tried to reach out the the owner is nothing less of ill informed.
Thank you for the annual crime report. As an expert, you must know you multiply those numbers by 10 to account for the crimes not reported, responded to, or witnessed. Even at your smallest estimation, I'm not going to be complacent about it.
Oakland and JLS are changing for the better. Get on board or get out.
Highland Terrace Resident (Utilizador Registado)
Kristina (Utilizador Registado)
1) You say they have the right to run a business that complies with all laws and regulations. That's true. Do you have any proof that they are not? Have there been any violations or citations that they have been held responsible for? If so, for what and when?
2) You say lots of people have filed complaints and have been ignored. Do you have any record of that? When and how? If not, you should be talking to the owners, not dissing them behind their back.
3) You talk about them being disrespectful by hosting a party the day after the shooting. I have no idea what kind of party they might have had but did it ever occur to you that they might not have had a choice? Usually, people sign contracts for renting spaces. I know that if I had rented a space for a party and the owner of the location canceled on me the day of, I would be FURIOUS unless the cops had forced him to do so. (And I would probably have sued in turn.) Should someone else have to suffer too because of the unfortunate incident? None of us in the neighborhood were actually hurt. But you want the Club to have cancelled someone else's party to be respectful? That's absurd.
To me this seems like a classic case of people making assumptions, not having any actual data to back up their accusations, and not having the maturity to try to work out a problem in person. As far as I can tell, the guy who owns the club, his mom (who runs the kitchen) and his dad (who works in the club) are all very, very nice people. Give them a break. It wasn't their fault that this happened.
Sharon (Utilizador Registado)
Has anyone ever thought that the city of Oakland may have encourage the owner to go on with business as usaul? Unfortunatly there are shootings in Oakland almost on a daily basis! "Just turn on the channel 2 news." It's quite concerning.
Has anyone who lives in the neighborhood ever thought of speaking to the owner directly with their concerns?. I see lots of concerns and compliants made to the City of Oakland, but not to the business owner himself??
Jack London Resident (Visitante)
OK, I will reattempt to make this crystal clear. To address the last 2 posts:
(1 & 2) Katrina - yes, there is documented proof and evidence that this business has repeatedly violated laws, rules, and regulations, many of which have been ongoing noise and nuisance violations. I can only speak to my time in the neighborhood, but we literally have a spreadsheet that dates back 2.5 years of ongoing issues and infractions, as well as all of the actions that had been taken on each occasion to address these issues. If you'd like a copy it can be emailed to ease your fury over the assumption that we're all a bunch of no-good losers who are targeting this poor, innocent business for no apparent reason, other than to take time away from earning a living. Further, I think it says a LOT that the club owner voluntarily gave up his cabaret license. There HAVE been MULTIPLE attempts to work with this business owner and his management. There was one instance where a manager could be reached and she was helpful on ONE occasion and then disappeared. I do not know if she just left the job or refused to return correspondence. But, the assumption that all of these people are just a bunch of whining complainers who have made no attempts to resolve ongoing issues in a diplomatic way is absurd.
(3) I understand your point that the owner MAY have had a contract. I think, as a respectable business, I likely would have contacted the people who I had said contract with and said something along the lines of: "Someone was murdered in our facility last night, so I apologize but we need to cancel any events for the time being." I literally can not even imagine they had time to clean up the crime scene! Not to mention, when a murder happens, there is a lot of volatility that needs to be addressed before just reopening your doors and subjecting the entire community to any backlash that could occur. Had someone been killed the following night in retaliation, or an innocent bystander, as a result of the owner carelessly reopening his doors, I assure you he would have a MUCH bigger lawsuit on his hands than a canceled contract claim. It is a matter of values and priorities. His actions show that he prioritizes cash over safety, and I can not get on board with that. Further, it was an unfortunate incident, but it was not random. From over 2 years of witnessing this clubs operation, anyone who was actually paying attention was NOT surprised by this. It merely reassured us all of what we knew all along and triggered people to take action.
I'm also happy the owner of the club, his son, and his mother are all good cooks. None of that changes any of the facts. At best, they have extremely poor judgment and are incredibly naive. At worst, they know this and simply do not care. Either way you slice it, they are unsafe for the community at large. It may not have been their fault this happened (i.e., they did not physically pull the trigger), but they have repeatedly created an environment that would increase the likelihood of this happening, and that it will happen again under their management. That can not be tolerated.
Finally, Sharon, the argument that shootings happen on a daily basis in Oakland as a basis for ignoring the problem is very primitive and short-sighted. A lot of things happen all the time that we should not be complacent about. So, if your attitude is "well, people always get shot so shoot back or look the other way" then you're part of the problem. To reiterate, YES, people in the neighborhood have repeatedly tried to connect with this owner and his management. They have been entirely uncooperative.
I'd also like to point out that, as a business owner, if something like this occurs, perhaps HE would want to be the proactive one and reach out to his neighbors to reach a common goal and resolution. If it were my business and there were ongoing and repeated complaints, I think I would take it upon myself to work with the community rather than waiting for them to become so fed up and frustrated with me that they shut me down. YOU are responsible for running YOUR OWN business in a safe and legal manner. It is not my responsibility to patronize and coddle you so that you do the right thing. Our collective diplomatic efforts have been a courtesy and gesture of good will in trying to include this business in the community. He has consistently demonstrated his lack of interest in these efforts. So now, after the fact, I'm no longer interested.
JLS Resident (Utilizador Registado)
Interesting. Carlos Anton owns the restaurant La Furia Chalaca around the corner. Wonder if he is also the owner of the new Asian Club that is open until 2am serving alcohol. The new Asian place is already serving alcohol and I can't find their license online.
La Furia Chalaca
http://www.abc.ca.gov/datport/LQSData.asp?ID=19405333
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
DRAGON GATE LOUNGE & GRILL
http://www.abc.ca.gov/datport/LQSdata.asp?ID=73516137
Jeff A (Utilizador Registado)
"Dumpsters Constantly In Crosswalk " http://seeclickfix.com/issues/882394
Fechado Ruth (Visitante)