11 Pima County bars may lose liquor licenses for not complying with COVID-19 regulations

11 Pima County bars may lose liquor licenses for not complying with COVID-19 regulations

THEY'RE NOT COMPLYING WITH NEWREGULATIONS -- BUT ONEBUSINESS OWNER SAYS -- THERULES ARE TOO CONFUSING.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'MPAT PARRIS WORKING REMOTELY.VALERIE CAVAZOS IS IN STUDIO.THE MANDATE FROM THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE -- THATFORCED BARS TO CLOSE FOR ASECOND TIME -- TARGETSBUSINESSES WITH A SERIES 6 OR7 LIQUOR LICENSE.

THOSE AREISSUED TO BARS THAT (DON'T(SERVE FOOD.

TONIGHT -- NINE ONYOUR SIDE'S LUZDELIA CABALLEROSPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF ONE OFTHE RESTAURANTS ON THE LIST OFVIOLATORS.

7-43 BAR OWNERSSTRUGGLE TO DECIPHER GOV.DUCEY'S ORDER // NEWREGULATIONS LEAVE BUSINESSESWITH MORE QUESTIONS THANANSWERSMIKE CESARIO SAYS HE WANTS TOCOMPLY, BUT HE NEEDS TO KNOWHOW IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

CAN IOR CANT I BE OPEN?

CESARIOHAS BEEN IN THE RESTAURANT-BARBUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 30YEARS.

HE SAYS HE NEVERTHOUGHT THE FUTURE OF HISBUSINESS WOULD BE UNCERTAIN,UNTIL GOVERNOR DUCEY GAVE OUTHIS RECENT ORDER.

NOW HE WANTSANSWERS.

ONE ORGANIZATIONTELLS ME ONE THING AND THEOTHER ONE TELLS ME ANOTHERONE.

THERES BEEN A LOT OFCONFUSION.

HE SAYS HEUNDERSTANDS BARS WITH SERIES 6AND 7 LIQUOR LICENSES HAVE TOCLOSE THEIR DINING ROOMS...BUTHE ARGUES, SALTY DAWGS ISDIFFERENT.

THE TYPE OFOPERATION THAT I HAVE IS ARESTAURANT AND A BAR.

FULLKITCHEN.

SEATING AREA.BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNERMENU.

SO HE DID SOME DIGGINGTO SEE IF HE COULD REOPEN.

WESPOKE WITH THE GOVERNORSOFFICE.

WE SPOKE WITH LOCALPEOPLE IN PIMA COUNTY.

HE SAYSHE EVEN REACHED OUT TO THEARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUORLICENSES AND CONTROL THEY TOLDUS THAT WED BE ABLE TOOPERATE IN THAT MANNER BECAUSEWEVE ALWAYS OPERATED AS ARESTAURANT AND A BAR, EVENTHOUGH WE HAVE A SERIES 6LIQUOR LICENSE.

SO, HEREOPENED.

NOW HE FINDS HIMSELFON A LIST OF 11 PIMA COUNTYBARS THAT ARE NOT COMPLYINGWITH COVID-19 REGULATIONS.ITS VERY FRUSTRATING AND ITSVERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

YOU KNOW.NOT KNOWING IF IM GOING TO BEOPEN ONE DAY TO THE NEXT.

HEALSO ADDS THE LAST THING HEWANTS IS TO GO AGAINST STATEOR COUNTY REGULATIONS.

WE HAVEA GOOD REPUTATION AND WE WOULDNEVER WANT TO DO ANYTHING TOJEOPARDIZE THAT REPUTATION.

WEDO WANT TO COMPLY BUT WE ALSOWANT CLARIFICATION FOR US TOCOMPLY.

LUZDELIA CABALLERO,KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.REBOUNDING FROM THE PANDEMICMAY NOT FULLY H