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Council denies off‑sale alcohol permit at La Corona Market amid neighborhood safety concerns
Summary
The Salinas City Council on May 6 denied a conditional use permit for off‑sale alcohol at La Corona Market, citing undue concentration of alcohol outlets and high local crime rates in the police reporting district. The decision follows planning commission deadlock and public comment opposing more off‑sale licenses in the neighborhood.
The Salinas City Council voted unanimously May 6 to deny a conditional use permit that would have allowed off‑sale alcohol sales (a type 20 ABC-style off‑sale license) at La Corona Market, a grocery at 695 East Alisal Street. City planning staff had forwarded the application to council after a 2–2 tie vote at the Planning Commission left the matter to the council for final determination.
Staff identified the site as being in an area of “undue concentration” for off‑sale alcohol because the census tract already contained more active off‑sale outlets than the state‑recommended allowance and because reported crime in Police Reporting District 52 was substantially…
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