Walnut Creek Council upholds revocation of alcohol permit at downtown restaurant after repeated violations

The Walnut Creek City Council voted unanimously Dec. 17 to deny an appeal and affirm the Planning Commission's Nov. 14 decision to revoke the administrative use permit (AUP) for alcohol sales at Dia Enoche, a downtown restaurant at 1411 Locust Street.

The council's action follows a staff review and Police Department records showing repeated city-code and state-law breaches tied to the establishment. Assistant City Attorney Kimia Mahalati told the council that police records from December 2023 through late 2024 showed 59 calls for service tied to the address and 23 AUP violations documented in 16 police reports. Of those 23, 14 were alcohol-related violations, including three instances when officers observed alcohol being served past 2 a.m., a violation of California law, and multiple incidents of excessive noise and public intoxication.

"The number and frequency of violations after the city's first notice demonstrate a clear pattern that the operation was not meeting its conditions of approval," Mahalati said during the hearing. Police also reported three incidents in which the establishment's owner displayed signs of intoxication; one led to an…