a great place to shop. They were about 2 blocks away from me. love those guys WAY2GOFRUITVALE! The outside loitering was friendly but i could have lived without them. I can open the door myself, thanks!
Joey S.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Oakland, CA
Great place for high school kids to pick up drank.
Donny N.
Rating des Ortes: 3 San Francisco, CA
It’s a liquor store, nothing special really… but the politics… The question is not why a flashy guy like Da Mayor of SF open his signature biz in a run down low income section of East Oakland ? kidding aside… The joint actually came under fire from righteous city councilman and Oakland Mayoral hopeful Ignacio De La Fuente, who forced the owners into a «compliance plan» to stay open. Ironically De La Fuente’s own son was simultaneously in the same neighborhood forcing young women into a «compliance plan» of his own, and is now serving time. Here’s some of the terms Oakland officials made lil ol Wille Brown’s Liquors agree to so the biz could going…(I wonder why DeLa Fuente never set as high standards for his own son) Video Monitoring Exterior video surveillance system shall be maintained in working order and signs with block lettering at least two inches tall must be posted informing public in both Spanish and English that activities are being videotaped. A sign posting the house rules must be posted in a place visible to the public. House rules shall include, but not be limited to, rules that discourage: loitering, drug dealing, and litter. Signage There shall be one single sign reading«WILLIEBROWN’S MARKET» with subtitle: «Beer, Wine, Liquor, & Groceries» which is to be written In words less than 50% of the business name. No signage advertising any products on the exterior of the premises or alcohol or tobacco advertisements on the interior visible from the street are permitted. Freestanding displays and sandwich boards on the exterior of the building are also not permitted. Employee Identification All employees must wear valid identification at all times. Hours of Operation shall commence no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and end no later than 11:00 p.m. seven days a week. Operator of building must sweep the sidewalks adjoining the property as well as 20 feet beyond entrance to building twice daily or more. Graffiti All graffiti shall be removed within 72 hours of its application to the property. Natural Surveillance The cash register shall be located so that the clerk standing at the register will have a clear unobstructed view of the entire premises and the sidewalk in front of the entire length of the building. Shelving shall not be higher than 5 feet. A wall-to-wall mirror at ceiling height shall be installed along the entire back wall to allow visibility down aisles between shelving by the clerk standing at the cash register and by officers looking through the front window. 100% visibility through the doors, open or closed, is required at all hours open for business. There shall not be any external security bars or mesh and in order to ensure that the glass in the windows are secure, a clear protective film may be applied as long as the view into the facility is not obstructed. Single sales of alcoholic beverages are to be bagged in CLEARPLASTICBAGSONLY.