This might help the Manteca Bulletin readers sort things out.
Do policemen die early? Is being a cop a “dangerous job?” Do government unions “protect the worker?” I suggest the answers are no, not really, and no! You can read why in this well researched article.
Since then, the courts have ruled that if you permit a bar then you have to permit live music. Live music is a right; it’s a form of expression protected by the first amendment.
Nevertheless, the police chief is still opposing the renewal of the permit. He cites “incidents” since they last met. One was a call from an unknown person about “noise.” (One noise complaint in a year? That’s fantastic!) And the police drove through the parking lot and … hold onto your hat… they found a drunk. And guess what, they did the same thing a month later, they found yet another drunk near the bar or in the parking lot. What a crime wave. In a year, that would be a dozen drunks found in the parking lot.
By the way, there’s no result of any investigations in any of these “incidents.” Maybe the noise was coming from a car stereo? It does seem like an odd claim since anyone can go there any night they are open and see if there is “noise.”
Oh, and someone “discovered” (That’s what the report says, as if they unearthed a dusty old zoning map from Joshua Cowell’s sarcophagus) that the zoning is “community commercial” and for some reason a bar and/or dance hall needs a permit. But all of “downtown” is the same “CC” zoning. Including all the bars, restaurants, and the M.R.P.S. hall where they presumably dance and sing. So the zoning is a non-issue.
I’ve previously commented on the other issues. If anything, the courts have spoken and it makes no sense to single out Club Leon for punishment. In fact, in light of the vast improvements they have made, they should be commended.
The Stockton Record is reporting that the body of the man found in the San Joaquin River hasn’t yet been positively identified. The report suggests that the family does believe that is Jeremy Lum, but they hope they are wrong. Link below for the report:
Body found in S.J. River yet to be identified | Recordnet.com
(nice map by the way, I wish I’d thought of that)
There’s also a video report on KOVR
Another report in the San Jose Mercury News presents a conflicting accounts. The deputies say he was “extremely intoxicated.” The family says the breathalyzer test showed no alcohol.
The Mercury News story notes a similar case of a mentally impaired man wandering away from the county jail in 2006.
KCRA adds statements by the sheriff’s dept how they tried to contact his family without success. (contrast with the early report in the Manteca Bulletin that deputies returned the dog to his home.)
