Mad River Union ARCATA/SACRAMENTO – In twin decisions released Monday, Jacob Appelsmith, director of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agency, upheld an administrative law judge’s earlier ruling to revoke the liquor licenses of two Plaza bars for drug dealing on the premises. In August, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, a separate agency from…
ABC doesn’t sound happy with the Board of Appeals’ decision
Note: the AlcoholIc Beverage Control Board of Appeals – a separate division from ABC – has responded to the Board’s Aug. 16 finding that ABC’s rulings against two Plaza bars were “harsh” and “excessive.” ABC’s statement: “The ABC has received the Appeals Board ruling on the matter concerning two bars in Arcata, Toby & Jack’s…
ABC Appeals Board questions Plaza bars’ license revocation, agency will reconsider penalties
Judge’s decision deemed ‘exceptionally harsh’, ‘clearly excessive’ Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Appeals Board considers the penalties assessed against bar owner Sal Costanzo too harsh, and has called for their reconsideration. Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s, both owned by Costanzo’s Genco Olive Oil Company, Inc., were…
Bar liquor license revocation appeal pending as suspects separately face trial
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union SACRAMENTO/ARCATA – The director of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agency has adopted an administrative law judge’s proposed decisions that liquor licenses for The Sidelines and Toby and Jack’s bars be revoked. The revocations had been recommended by Judge Alberto Roldan in twin decisions issued Nov. 2. His…
UPDATED: Costanzo will appeal Sidelines, Toby and Jack’s liquor license revocation
Mad River Union SACRAMENTO – The director of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agency has adopted an administrative law judge’s proposed decisions that liquor licenses for The Sidelines and Toby and Jack’s bars be revoked. The revocations were recommended by Judge Alberto Roldan in twin decisions issued Nov. 2. His rulings followed a four-day…
Plaza bars await final ruling of alcohol regulators
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA PLAZA – Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Administrative Law Judge Alberto Roldan has ruled that the alcohol serving licenses for Arcata bars The Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s be revoked. The recommended decision follows a four-day hearing in Eureka last month in which allegations of drug dealing in the…
ABC judge’s proposed decision: revoke Sidelines, Toby & Jack’s licenses
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA PLAZA – Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Administrative Law Judge Alberto Roldan has ruled that the alcohol serving licenses for Arcata bars The Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s be revoked. The recommended decision follows a four-day hearing in Eureka in September during which allegations of drug dealing in the…
Four-day ABC hearing details charges against Sidelines, Toby & Jack’s
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union EUREKA/ARCATA – A four-day administrative law hearing into alleged drug violations at two Plaza bars took place week before last in a conference room at the Eureka DHHS office, directly over a Domino’s Pizza outlet. During the hearing, an undercover officer for the state’s Dept. of Alcoholic Beverages Control…
Four-day ABC hearing on drug dealing at Plaza bars concludes
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union EUREKA/ARCATA – The four-day administrative law hearing into alleged drug violations at two Plaza bars is over. Judge Alberto Roldan has 30 days to render a decision as to whether or not the liquor licenses for the Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s should be revoked. Roldan’s decision will be…
ABC releases names of suspects in Plaza bar drug dealing case
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The state Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has released the names of those arrested, and one suspect at large, in the recent undercover operation conducted at Plaza bars. ABC is seeking revocation of the alcohol-serving permits for the Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s, some of whose…