MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — The homeowners of a preferred restaurant within the coastal neighborhood of Moss Touchdown have shuttered their doorways indefinitely.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday by Kim and Luis Solano, it alleges the fires that broke out on January 16 and reignited February 18 on the Vistra Power battery storage facility have induced them well being accidents and injury to enterprise.
Once you name The Haute Enchilada, Café, Gallery & Social Membership, you get this voice message:
“Hi there, you reached the Haute Enchilada in Moss Touchdown, we’re presently closed to the general public as a result of ongoing Vistra lithium-ion battery fires.”
The legislation agency Cotchett, Pitre and McCarthy out of Burlingame are representing the Solanos.
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Dave Hollenberg is an legal professional.
“They noticed fairly rapidly that enterprise had dropped 50% of what they sometimes count on for this time of yr,” Hollenberg stated.
The Haute Enchilada, Café, Gallery & Social Membership is a restaurant, a gallery and a non-public occasion house.
The grievance additionally states the Solanos personal 5 Airbnb properties the place persons are cancelling.
“There have been assurances from native, state, even federal officers that issues are secure, you recognize the air high quality is okay and whereas that is all good to listen to, we wish some precise proof of that,” Hollenberg stated.
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There was one other hearth on the Vistra Power battery storage facility close to Moss Touchdown in Monterey County on Tuesday night time.
Lower than a half a mile away from Haute Enchilada is the Inn At Moss Touchdown Level – a boutique resort with 30 rooms.
The proprietor Bhavik Patel simply took this resort over on December 1 of final yr.
“The time of the hearth could not have been worse,” Patel stated.
Patel stated the preliminary hearth induced cancellations for the primary few days, and induced friends to cancel six months out from now.
“Simply immediately I used to be working the entrance desk myself, and I fielded a name the place a visitor referred to as in and requested, ‘Like is the air secure to breathe?”‘ Patel stated.
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Patel is assuring friends who name that he is been there day by day.
“I am right here and I have been right here since and I really feel positive, and you recognize my workforce feels positive so I’ll belief the EPA, (it) says the air is clear then the air is clear,” Patel stated.
Enterprise homeowners like Patel wish to advocate their neighborhood is hurting for enterprise.
“I am nonetheless looking for authorized counsel and weighing out my choices to see you recognize, the place will we go from right here?” Patel stated.
We reached out to Vistra relating to the lawsuit and are ready to listen to again.
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