For years, neighbors described Bottoms Up Tavern as a menace. It wasn’t until the deaths of a toddler and her father that authorities moved decisively against the bar.
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control started investigating Bottoms Up after a patron who'd just left the bar crashed into a nearby apartment. Now the bar is closing.
Community members, along with city leaders, have rallied behind the Palacios family for more than a month after the deaths of 42-year-old Jose and 3-year-old Samantha when a pickup truck crashed into the family's studio apartment on March 1.
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