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Last Call Too Loud and Too Late for Neighbors of Bluefoot Bar in North Park
Great article--it's nice to see some media state facts and not rely on outright lies ("...nearly 150 neighbors signed a petition...") as opposed to what the owners Cook and Nguyen have been erroneously stressing for years to every committee and city agency they appear before, that "a few disgruntled neighbors are the only one's that have a problem with us, and they won't be happy until the bar is shut down". Well this time, at least the North Park Planning Committee was able to see the true facts: That Bluefoot has not fulfilled their requirement to work with the neighbors and find ways to eliminate the problems that their patrons cause leaving the bar late night. Not once in the last two years, the inaugural two year period of their NUP, have the owners approached a single neighbor to explore ways to mitigate the ongoing problems. This was not merely a suggestion of the City Planning Commission; they were specifically instructed to do so. So in the aspect of NPPC now seeing Bluefoot's total disregard for neighbors, kudos for not recommending increased hours. Unfortunately, in this cash-strapped era San Diego finds itself in, every city entity is pro business---especially when it comes to liquor, which generates big, actually huge bucks for the city. So NPPC did the neighborhood a small favor, but fell well short of making a real stand for the people that actually live near this bar. There were four members who saw through Bluefoot's smoke screens and moanful pleas, and moved to set Bluefoot in line with the zoning for the area, and require them to close at midnight daily, just as all of the restaurants, and ln fact, every business in this particular area is required to do. A huge 'THANK YOU' to them! They have the insight and wisdom to know that it is the people, the residents, the neighborhood that make a community, not the drunks that scream and yell, urinate, vomit and vandalize property as they stagger to their cars to drive away from that same neighborhood. We neighbors can only hold on to the hope that the Planning Commission will see the true picture as well, and set Bluefoot into comliance with the zoning that exists precisely to prevent these types of problems. Adam and Cuong, run your bar---make a fortune with it---we wish you the best---but when you are making your money to the detriment of many, many who live here and who suffer because of it, then something needs to change.— November 22, 2010 6:40 a.m.
The Greek Apprentice
Interesting to watch people defend bad behavior. Even more fascinating is for them to deny it exists. The residents that live within 1 block of Bluefoot have owned their homes anywhere from 60 years down to 8 years. Yes, the corner that is now Bluefoot has been a bar since the '30's, and yes, we bought our homes knowing it was a bar. But it was not Bluefoot, and since Bluefoot took over the bar, the neighborhood has not had one Friday or Saturday night without some type of disturbance after midnight, and most often up until 2:30 or beyond. To try to share that with neighboring restaurants is pure ignorance---there is not one restaurant on all of 30th St. that stays open until midnight --most are closed before 11:00PM. The exceptions being the drive-thru's at Jack in the Box and Saguaros--and the last I heard, they weren't serving cuustomers alcohol. To say that Bluefoot is not responsible for these disturbances, litter vandalism, and in some cases theft is total denial. I'm no hypocrite here, they no doubt aren't responsible for all of them, but put a crowd of people who have been drinking for hours ( punks, urban hypsters, frat boys, or even old farts) on the street at once, and see what happens. Every time. Bluefoot management does absolutely nothing, with the exception of (maybe) the door man yelling louder than the loudest drunk to shut up. Calls to their 'complaint line' are answered by either a voicemail "apologizing in advance" or met with disdain along with "that's a police issue, and not Bluefoot's problem" Personal, and professional responsibility isn't a suggestion. It's a requirement for a civilization, and a community. You may not like it, but like it or not, we all have to grow up one day and assume such responsibility. Drink your asses off, I don't care, just take your piss, puke, bottles and cans, screaming profanities, car alarms, ghetto blasters, and screeching tires silently away from my house--no matter how close it is to the bar--and utilize it all at your own homes. I'm sure your neighbors will love you as much as we do.— October 30, 2010 3:54 p.m.