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The Clog found petitions (click for readable version) on the tables in the Bear’s Lair yesterday. We aren’t sure who put them out, but we suspect Bear’s Lair restaurant proprietors are responsible.
The petitions call for students to support these businesses and let the ASUC senators know that they don’t want chain businesses, such as Starbucks and Panda Express, to replace them. They cite this story from the November Daily Cal article about the Coffee Spot’s uncertain future in particular.
Now it appears more is brewing. The CoCo has a story on the petitions and the status on the issue.
bq. Permaul would not confirm that the school has been talking to Starbucks or Panda Express, but he did mention Jamba Juice as being popular with students.
bq. Permaul said student focus groups held in January and recent surveys show that students want “more variety and better options.”
Must we point out that there is a Jamba Juice across the street? This is hardly variety.
The owners seem very distressed with the impending increase in fees and possible increases in rents that loom.
bq. “Now they are putting us under the gun,” said [Coffee Spot owner Haitham] Alloun. “They have not told me how much my rent is going to be if I want to stay. But they are bringing in Starbucks and Panda Express, and they want us to match their offer.”
bq. “If I don’t want to pay double, they will take away my kitchen to use for Panda Express,” said [Healthy Heavenly Foods owner] Mylinh Vu. “If I pay double and Panda comes in somewhere else, I will go out of business.”
Chains forcing out eateries, owners say [The CoCo]
