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‘Public Nuisance’: You’ll Never Believe why This L.A. Entrepreneur Was Forced to Close His Shop

Dec. 21, 2012 12:18pm Becket Adams

After his father retired in the late 1980s, Nick Benetatos has owned and operated Tam’s Burgers in South Central Los Angeles. And although his shop has withstood everything from recession to the infamous 1992 L.A. riots –

Remember those?

– it was no match for zoning board officials.

“When the markets were burned down, liquor stores were burned down, everything was burned down, people had nowhere to go, they came to us. We were handing out loaves of bread for free,” Benetatos told ReasonTV.

“We have much love for the community. And the community obviously has much love for us,” he adds.

Sadly, though, Tam’s Burgers will close permanently next year because city officials have succeeded in regulating it out of existence:

The trouble between Benetatos and the city began after authorities decided his restaurant was a contributing factor to the area’s crime rate.

No, really.

“It has a nexus and a connection to a disproportionate amount of criminal activity,” Detective Eric Moore, head of LAPD’s Nuisance Abatement unit, told Reason.

Nick Benetatos Forced to Close His Restaurant Because Govt Regs Became too Pricey

Tam’s Burgers (YouTube)

But it’s not as if Benetatos didn’t try to work with the city.

The police asked him to remove payphones, so he removed the payphones. Then they asked him to remove tables for outdoor seating, and he removed the tables for outdoor seating (it resulted in a 15 percent drop in revenues). Then the city’s zoning board ordered him to comply with 22 separate conditions, including hiring a full-time security guard, putting up fences, and installing a security camera system.

Needless to say, Benetatos couldn’t afford to keep up with the city’s demands.

“The LAPD wants to control my business and run it in their view of how it should be run, and I’m trying to run it in the view that I’ve been here for 30 years and know how it should be run, and I’m successful,” he said.

Store owner Nick Benetatos (YouTube)

Benetatos appealed the zoning board’s conditions at a recent city council meeting. They turned him down.

And that is how L.A. officials regulated a long-standing neighborhood burger joint out of existence.

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cemerius
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:59pm
ahhh yes!! california’s way is to regulate ANY tax income out of existance!!! Or, was his business in a rent restricted zone and they were clearing his business out to put up a strip mall? I cry foul however this has panned out!!! Regulations on regulations on regulations are WORSE then any emminent domain claims!!!

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- The_Almighty_Creestof
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:08pm
  It will turn out that somebody in the LAPD or on the board has a favor to repay a friend…and that friend wants this property.
  
  Follow the money and see who buys this property.
  
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- slkgej6
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:16pm
  Typical for California. If they really were serious about cleaning out a “nexus of criminal activity”, they would clear out Beverly Hills. There is FAR more criminal activity occurring behind the walls of the rich and famous. This guy should sue the city for several things: failure to provide adequate neighborhood protection and holding him criminally and civilly liable for unspecified actions of others; actions that were never alleged to have been committed by him. Typical. In my city, taggers go after homes, businesses, anything they can get spray paint to stick to. The reaction of the city council? Business owners who sold spray paint are now held criminally liable if spray paint is sold to minors and for the victims? They have 24 hours to fix the damage or they will be given a $124 ticket per day for failing to paint it. The city provided additional funding to hire a guy who does nothing but run around giving victims tickets. If the city is not satisfied with the paint job, it could include more fines and jail time. Not a single new asset was directed to control the source of the crime, and the victims are now the criminals. I guess it’s way easier when the victims don’t run away. LA is as insane as the rest of California. The only way to change it is to vote out the criminals that run it. It worked here. It can work there.
  
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- 19RANDY59
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:30pm
  Just another stellar example of police fighting for our freedom, LOL.
  
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- LimaBean
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:32pm
  Cemerius..I think that’s what is happening in this case. Sounds like he’s getting pushed out.
  
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- Kalish
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:42pm
  This is sad, but at least he has other locations, until the costs in lunyville CA force him to close down his other locations …
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:56pm
  If there’s one thing liberals are good at, it’s screwing things up and making them worse.
  
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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:59pm
  Communism continues to grow among the comrade rulers of Los Angeles.
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:10pm
  Almighty
  
  My thoughts exactly
  Someone did not want to pay the price they could see it was worth
  
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- cemerius
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:19pm
  You know I was going to post that “I needed more information” as I was reading but, sense this businessman was doing everything in compliance the city ask of him and STILL was overegulated by some suit wearing bean pushers…..I took a stand in his suppport saying “enough is enough”!!! It is LONG past time that we STOP cuddling the criminals in our country by giving them excuses like “too many out door seatings”!! What’s next no more park benches??
  
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- cemerius
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:20pm
  of course the “politicans” have no qulams on turning this man’s business into “fort apache”..
  
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- SocialistSlayer
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:24pm
  California is losing it’s citizens fast. Taxes going up and debt going up Only Liberals can spend money they don’t have and force businesses out of business. Someday it will be time to pay the piper and the only ones left to pay are the Bums on the Government Teat !
  
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- Spitfire1938
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:25pm
  SLK… your dreaming! Once communists get control they NEVER “give” it back; and California is GONE!
  
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- sentinel_1
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:32pm
  California as a whole does this ALL of the time. That is why we had to leave after living on SoCal for 40 years…
  
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- rinosrus
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 3:12pm
  can’t trust these local governments…that is why we need a strong federal government.
  
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- Shasta
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 3:46pm
  Everyone bashes California, as if their own state is safe. Keep in mind that all progressives, in every location, look to California as the model for the entire country’s future.
  
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- Alternative_Thought
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 5:02pm
  Or someone owns a burger joint down the road to his and want to put him out of business.
  
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- Dan_o
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 5:04pm
  So let me get this straight. This business was a place criminals gathered regularly and the LAPD couldn’t control them, so the answer is to put them out of business? Nice work, LAPD. You must be proud. You are basically admitting you have no control over anything and are totally incapable of doing the job. You are pathetic, California….a total disgrace.
  
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- MetalPatriot
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 5:23pm
  What the heck is wrong with us here in CA? It’s as if everybody is going (has gone) insane and without the ability to be reasonable/rational. I didn’t know Communism was so prevalent and willingly accepted.
  
  I hate living here. Everybody is mentally dead and morally bankrupt.
  
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- getitgotitgood
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 5:29pm
  And whom did this poor unfortunate soul vote for in 2008 and 2012 as well as his local rep and senator? hmmmm?//???
  
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- antiprogressive
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 5:29pm
  stupid OWNER!!!
  
  All he had to do was offer free donuts to cops.
  It would be patrolled and monitored for FREE!!!
  
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- KingCoal59
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 5:55pm
  You said what I was thinking almighty
  
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- pitboss711
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 6:10pm
  LAPD illustrates the exact type of Fascist attitude that Conservatives are fighting against.
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 7:14pm
  I don’t feel sorry for the folks out there since they kepp electing the same far left liberals like Poloosie & Boxer.California is on my no fly list – refuse to ge there & spend money and if I buy on Amazon or E-bay I avoid theese nut states and spend it else where. Only problem is we here in Oklahoma & Texas are getting filled up. Here in S. Oklahoma in my county unemployment has stayed under 4% for the last 4 years and our state in under 7% for all that time. We are a right to work state.
  
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- paperpushermj
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 8:18pm
  Here in California we have just passed the “Power Corrupts” part and have entered the “Absolute Power ..Corrupts Absolutely ” part.
  
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- whatahka
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 8:51pm
  It seems to me that if he were to make a claim like this….”Closing my business would kill off the Tam Cockroach which happens to be a member of the endangered species.” Then the Libs would be throwing money at him hand over fist to save the Tam Cockroach.
  
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- bamanana
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:14pm
  Get the heck out of socialist left wing coast. Come to the south we will support you.
  
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- ReddirtOkie
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 9:43pm
  California is not the only place. I leased a supposedly on going business resturant in Norman, OK. In applying for the business permit, the resturant had to be inspected and it became apparant to me that the city wanted its pound of flesh against the local landlord who was an attorney. The city kept coming up with more and more requirements and after I would comply with the requirements there would be something else they wanted done. Finally, in frustration, the landlord said “no more”. She would not comply with their demands and I lost all of the time and money I had put into the resturant to get it open and the community lost a business that they were looking forward to patronizing.
  
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- UnknownUser1
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 11:22pm
  i read the stories and all i can say if they force people into close they should furnish them a new place up to code!!!!!! sickening
  
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- Soulfire1975
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 3:55am
  His business should thrive, OUT OF STATE
  
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- WATER-THE-TREE
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 6:13am
  Fix it till it’s broke!
  
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- December22
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 6:52am
  This is what the country has come to, regulating people out of business, wasn’t there a revolution fought 230 years ago for economic freedom.
  
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- GuruMeditation
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 7:27am
  @rinosrus: Like the feds did anything to help.
  
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- RustyElbows
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 9:35am
  Tam’s Burgers
  November 8 near Bellflower, CA
  A little late but congrats to Obama on the victory !
  
  Post on Tam’s Burgers Facebook. He may have voted for his own demise?
  
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- lordjosh
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 9:36am
  (Blaze, your forum sucks)
  
  I have an easy solution. Go to the board. Hand them your business license and thank them for the many years of partnership. Then go back to the restaraunt, put out your tables, (you decide weather you want security and cameras) and fire up the grills. NEVER ASK MAN FOR PERMISSION TO DO WHAT IS YOUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO DO!
  
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- EastSide_Thomas
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 1:11pm
  In the city of Minneapolis there is an island in the middle of the Mississippi River. Nicolette island is like a piece if the 1880s frozen in time with old Victorian homes, narrow streets, a quaint inn. Turns out most of the homes are owned by members of the city council or their close friends/relatives, purchased quietly by a sweetheart deal for hardly any money. There’s a Catholic HS on the island, has been there for 100+ years and when they attempted to build a football field the neighboring residents objected, saying it would lower property values. The city council (aka the homeowners) banned its construction but eventually lost in the courts. Political inbred SOBs.
  
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- smv803
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 5:29pm
  Conservative business people, and not just in California, Should band together and fight this monster from the left. These are the types of people who are voted in. The days of sitting back and taking the attitude of “let’s just wait and see”. Is over. People need to take a stand and speak up and fight back…..otherwise you get what you deserve and then no one wins. Where does anyone have the right to stand in the way of progress especially when it’s yours? Start at the town level and work your self up to the state level. Stop the complacency now! Your children’s school board need new members? Get your face in there and put in your two cents! Please…..do not do nothing……do something!
  
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- LovingJesus
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 6:29pm
  This story sounds so familiar, It sounds like Ahab and Jezebel. Ahab wanted this man Nadab’s vineyard, when he couldn’t get it he got Jezebel to make up lies on Nadab, so he was stoned to death
  
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- yiska8
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 8:03pm
  California, is lock step in sync with the federal government. From the top to the bottom. From the bottom to the top. The L.A. mayor is an Obamanite and applying the same business killing regulating mantra locally. It makes me worry that the same will happen in Texas because of the Castro brothers one of which already rammed tax payer backed Pre-K for kids (FREE DAYCARE)who already have it in public schools here in San Antonio!!! Nothing but RATS all of them and out of control.
  
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- brubs
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:32am
  Almighty, That’s the first thing I thought of. I am sure you are right.
  
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- Becks_Art_Obama_In_PeePee
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 4:21am
  “The trouble between Benetatos and the city began after authorities decided his restaurant was a contributing factor to the area’s crime rate. No, really. “It has a nexus and a connection to a disproportionate amount of criminal activity,” Detective Eric Moore, head of LAPD’s Nuisance Abatement unit, told Reason.”
  
  After LAPD’s official gobbledygook explanation, I can only ask you one question.
  How’s that whole Police “standing army” Department thing working out for everyone (America’s Founders knew what they were talking about when they warned us of it, eh)?
  
  And lest we forget their selfless dedication to fighting “crime”:
  “LAPD Police-thugs Bravely Subdue Dangerous TV News Camera”
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkvNrtk6GJ0
  Damn news cameras …
  
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NXNLA
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:57pm
“It has a nexus and a connection to a disproportionate amount of criminal activity” ?! L.A. is a nexus and connection to a disproportionate amount of criminal activity! Should the city remove it’s benches and pay phones?! I’m so glad I moved away.

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- takie
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:03pm
  Another Obama success story. Your stupid state voted for him!!!!!!!
  
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- Landon410
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:05pm
  yes…..
  
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- donsfirstwife
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 3:03pm
  And umpteen years ago my husband was solicited by a grubby looking gay (why did they steal that nice word anyway) person as we drove in a taxi down the street. California should fall off one of these days and if there was a way to get the San Andreas fault to cooperate it should be found and found quickly.
  
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The-Monk
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:55pm
Watch what replaces it then you’ll get the story behind this….

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- shortafoot
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:13pm
  Exactly what I’m thinking!!!! Anyone in California that chooses to live there deserves every bit of heart ache that comes with that state, and there is plenty of those head aches to go around!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 3:30pm
  HI MONK, I had thought about that earlier. Was not able to find anything while doing a search. Did you hear of anything?
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 4:20pm
  Hi RJJ,
  
  Nope… I was just wondering what was going to happen next.
  
  That part usually can’t be hidden.
  
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- smv803
  Posted on December 22, 2012 at 5:42pm
  I’ll keep an eye and ear……the truth always comes out. This gentleman may become a convert and sue the &$)@ out of these people.
  
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Blazer58
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:55pm
Just put a fence around the whole city.

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- zman173rd
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:06am
  The only thing that will happen to CCA when it goes banckrupt will be what? The rest of the country will be responsible. IT’S TOO BIG TO FAIL !!! Get it? We’ll be the ones stuck with their bills and it’ll only get worse. Don’t kid yourselves. When they go we won’t be far behind.
  
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TPartyXpress
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:50pm
Nuke the LAPD. I live here and the cops are dedicated criminals.

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- ICSPADES
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:00pm
  I will celebrate the day California breaks off and floats thousands of mile away from the US hopefully docking somewhere in the middle east.
  
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- Bullitt2008
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:16pm
  TPX, your statement implies that ALL LAPD officers are “dedicated criminals.” This in turn validates that you are an idiot with no facts to back it up and certainly NOT an American patriot. I suspect that you must be a Huffington Post interloper typing from your mom’s basement under the guise of being a member of the Tea Party.
  
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- Twobyfour
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 6:00pm
  Bullitt2008, it’s the 95 % of them that are giving the rest a bad name.
  
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Tax Revolt
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:49pm
So what happens to his employees? Oh yeah they get to become dependents.

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Tax Revolt
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:48pm
I wonder if this will wake the minorities up to what it means having a large government? Big government affects all of us citizens not just the “evil white man.” His was only the first.

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- Cavallo
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:07pm
  It won’t ever. No matter how many times the lash comes down and strips the flesh from their backs, they’ll still bend knee and lick the boot of the government and its bureaucrats and priests.
  
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- kahieb
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 7:53pm
  Don’t count on it… The way the demographics look around here they’re much too busy looking for the nearest taco truck…
  
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truthnstuff
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:44pm
California, granola land, filled with fruits and nuts. Pretty soon only the Hollywood idiots and the criminals will be left.

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- 338lapua
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 6:48pm
  This assures a steady supply of drugs.
  
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Patriot760
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:42pm
I wonder if he voted for the mayor, “Villa-Idiot” and Obama. However, this is incredibly sad. If he’s a liberal, I hope this has opened hs eyes.

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- Proverbs17-12NLT
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:48pm
  The problem is democrats and spending, end of story.
  
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- MKFlyboy
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:44pm
  The really, really sad thing is that if he IS a liberal, he’s probably convinced that it’s Bush’s fault.
  
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DeeCee
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:41pm
Sounds like Mr. Benetatos has done all that he can and much more to accommodate the needs of the community as well as the wishes of the police-nanny state that surrounds him. It’s a crying shame that dedicated, hard working people get caught up in a p*ss-poor government bureaucracy that is totally ineffective and/or simply does not care.

…after all Mr. Benetatos, you didn’t build that!

I for one, salute you sir for your effort and wish you the best.

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:41pm
I almost can’t help but laugh, and not at Mr Benetatos. The shape that California and it’s cities have gotten themselves into, and they declare war on their tax base. Imagine that?

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:01pm
  It’s amazing isn’t it,the depth of stupidity that progs display on a regular basis.Commiefornia is off the charts they’re a full blown central planned communist basket case and when that powder keg blows……………….. Ole governor space cadet won’t know what hit em.
  
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HOOT_OWL
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:40pm
It looks like the homeless will have another place to hang their hat and
get out of the weather now. Good job America.

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momrules
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:39pm
I wonder who had an ax to grind against Mr. Benatatos? Someone is quite thrilled that he was regulated out of business, that was someone’s plan all along.

I trust no politician but I despise the ones like these.

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- copatriots
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:47pm
  Mornin’ MOM. I’m guessing it was a vegan, vengeful politician……
  
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- LouisianaPatriot
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:50pm
  Agreed MomRules…
  
  I will not be shocked to find that his business is no a piece or real estate that is desired by someone else, in power.
  
  I invite him to bring his business to Louisiana! We have our own set of issues… but nothing like California.
  
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Walkabout
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:36pm
First Gun control. Then the f/cking liberals will say that you are still the problem.

I think the problem is that wherever young people hang out if the culture is one of violence, you will have violence.

We have a mall that for a decade was a nice place. In the last decade gang member have been having out there. So we get shootings. So the second mall that was built was not an indoor mall. there is more than one reason for it. but one of them was security. Gangs do not hang out in inclement weather.

Basically the t/rds that run LA can shut down any fast food place or any other place where young people might spend money & tarry for a moment.

BTW LA just put a minority out of business. Not to worry they already filled out his welfare application for him. See they caaaaaaare!

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CulperGang
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:35pm
WELL DONE LAPD……..enforcing the insanity of politicians. Another service in a poor neighborhood lost!!…………..ohhhhhhhh but the poor we gotta help da poor.

Enforces in uniform well done for destroying America..hope your kids are happy in it.

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- Lord_Frostwind
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 6:54pm
  I have been studying Criminal Justice, and I see the full size of this, but what makes it worse is understand exactly what the leadership will justify this to the officers with. Community policing is one of the big trends in law enforcement, and while it has some intelligent points, some of the community restoration aspects of it are, disturbing.
  
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SilentReader
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:33pm
Well, of course. The Left love to run people’s businesses into the ground with regulations that don’t make any sense. That’s what they are all about.

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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:32pm
What can I say that hasn’t already been repeated endlessly since Obama was elected? All I can do now is shake my head and try to protect my family the best way I can, from the coming onslaught.

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- Proverbs17-12NLT
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:50pm
  Lock and Load, the targets ill become obvious.
  
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AmericanStrega
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:30pm
He must have pee’d off the cops or maybe a city counsel member. Or maybe his business site is in the way of a pet project someone wants and the only way to get rid of him is to do so in this manner. Either way, all of L.A. stinks. Hope this business owner can open another place in another area.

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COFemale
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:29pm
I would have said. Fine. close me down, now all those criminals elements will visit your area to get their burgers. Can we just ban Liberals, they have the brains of gnats.

I would file suit against the city if I were him. Surely, there is a good lawyer in LA that will take his case pro-bono.

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piper60
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:28pm
Agenda 21 is in force in LA, clearly.

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- jhrusky
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 1:03pm
  That’s what I’m thinking. … something is afoot here. Someone either wants that property or needs the competition that his business creates to be eliminated.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 2:31pm
  I have seen governement acted stupidly beofre. So Ido nnot doubt it will jhappen again.
  
  For instance a local government widened a street, which took away parking spaces form an eatery. The city government told the eatery that they did not have enough parking stalls for their business & so they would have to close or relocate. True Story.
  
  But I think JHrusky is on to something. Not everything is a nail & we need more than hammers in pour toolkit.
  
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RightUnite
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:28pm
Well, I’m thinking there are many other cities who would love to have his business there.

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- beps
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 5:32pm
  My thoughts exactly. Sell & move to a burger-joint-loving area; don’t give up, don’t give in, don’t give out; the the city may be doing you a favor! Wishing you much success; may you make your father proud!
  
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Chrison
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:27pm
Fences and security cameras?!?! Are they nuts?!?!? I don’t think I’d be inclined to stop for lunch at a burger joint that has fencing, security cameras and armed security guards!

That area of LA has been a “high crime area” for YEARS, and putting up fencing and security cameras at a burger joint aren’t going to change that! Get real!

Btw, it will be interesting to see if the crime rate in that area drops after this place is out of business. I, for one, am NOT holding my breath!

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braddock66
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:26pm
Fantastic, Great job politicians. You have ruined a piece of Americana!

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The_Jerk
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:23pm
Communism in California, who’d a guessed… tongue in cheek.

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copatriots
Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:23pm
And THIS is the future for small businesses in Amerika. It is only a matter of time until it happens in a neighborhood near you.

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- CulperGang
  Posted on December 21, 2012 at 12:36pm
  not if you fight back against the insane politicians……..run for office replace them.
  
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