[kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble

LONESTYLE at aol.com LONESTYLE at aol.com
Tue Oct 7 19:33:19 EDT 2008



It actually been happening for years since the 90's and what not.

~LB

In a message dated 10/7/2008 12:17:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com writes:

this has been affecting venues all over..resulting in excessive security..

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From: karen.weil at sddt.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:57:42 -0700
Subject: Re: [kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble

Man, let's hope not!!!! Thanks for the info.


k.w.


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Subject: [kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble


This for L.A. folks and what not, but I just heard this last night. But I do
not think it will affect upcoming shows.

~LB

_http://cbs2.com/local/house.of.blues.2.834251.html_
(http://cbs2.com/local/house.of.blues.2.834251.html)



Oct 7, 2008 1:48 am US/Pacific
WeHo House Of Blues' Future In Trouble
WEST HOLLYWOOD The West Hollywood City Council Monday discussed the
possibility of revoking or suspending the House of Blues' business license because of
a series of violent incidents and management's failure to address them.


>From September 2007 to September 2008, events at the House of Blues have led

to 44 arrests, including for fights, drunken and disorderly behavior and
grand theft, more than doubling the arrests for the same period in 2006 to 2007,
according to Councilman John Heilman.

There have been more than 100 sheriff's radio dispatches in the past year to
the club at 8430 Sunset Blvd.

"Unfortunately, for the last several years, the House of Blues has had a
history of serious problems and an unwillingness to address these problems,"
said Heilman, who introduced the motion to begin proceedings to revoke or
suspend the club's license.

"After each serious incident, there is a perfunctory apology and a promise
to reform, but the problems persist and have escalated."

The club's general manager spoke at Monday's council meeting, pointing out
the club's high revenues for the city and ability to draw some 300,000
visitors each year. But he did not address the history of problems that have
occurred at the venue.

Heilman's fellow council members also expressed unhappiness at the meeting
over the club's failure to fix the growing problems, which have caused
distractions and inconvenience to residents and businesses nearby.

On Sept. 4, more than 100 people were involved in fights both inside and
outside the club. Sheriff's deputies required assistance by officers from
the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments to keep crowds under
control.

Authorities arrested several people that night on outstanding warrants,
battery and drunkenness, and one woman was hospitalized.

Helicopter units monitored the area from above until 1 a.m. while a stretch
of Sunset Boulevard remained closed for several hours.

Because of the closure, several nearby businesses lost customers and were
not able to to return vehicles to their customers already at their
establishments, Heilman said.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed
to this report.)




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