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Council denies liquor‑sales permit after South LA community opposition
Summary
After neighbors and youth organizers said a proposed liquor‑sales permit would worsen loitering and increase access to alcohol near Manual Arts High School, the council voted to deny the conditional use permit for the Super Makado Latino market.
Community organizers pressed the Los Angeles City Council on Dec. 14 to deny a conditional use permit that would allow a neighborhood market to sell alcohol.
Joseph Dval, an organizer with Community Coalition, described repeated problems at the market site — gang graffiti, persistent loitering in alleys and difficulty keeping the lot clear — and said the operator had failed to maintain a safe environment. Rolo Campo, a youth organizer with South Central Youth Empowered Through Action, said schools are already surrounded by liquor sellers and that a new permit would increase access to alcohol for students.
Council members from districts that include Manual Arts High School and Menlo Avenue Elementary School urged denial. Council staff reported three other liquor stores already operating within roughly a half‑mile to two miles of the site. After public comment closed the council moved to deny the application; the roll call showed 13 yes votes and the permit was refused.
The council recorded the denial; the matter will not move forward as a new license for alcohol sales at the Super Makado Latino location.
