He’s a one-man show, working six days a week and closed on Sundays with his wife assisting him in making appointments for customers.Īnyone who wants to wish Ho well in his new endeavor can call the new shop at 51 or 51. Ho bought the site of his new repair shop and had invested $100,000 to renovate it and buy equipment.
Ho said Bains, the former Valero site’s owner, asked him if he would like to operate a repair shop at the Piedmont station, but he declined. The new condo development on Linda Avenue took years to complete, as it was housed on the old PG&E substation site that was subject to toxic cleanup requirements and other delays. If its use changes from a service station, underground gas tanks would have to be removed through a county permit, he said. If the site sat for years and years, the blight would have to be dealt with. In the short term the tanks need to be sealed up with vapor containment.” “The site would have to be delivered clean. “Whatever plans (are presented) would be subject to a conditional use permit and design review at the very least,” Jackson said, adding there could be deed restrictions on the property. It is in Zone D, which permits mixed retail use, day care, religious assembly and multifamily residential uses. Planning Director Kevin Jackson said this week that he’s had conversations with a few developers who were interested in the site. Now the site sits empty but unfenced with an uncertain future. Ho tried to negotiate with station owner Tarvinder Bains, but he said the owner didn’t budge. Simon Oakland (Aug August 29, 1983) was an American actor best known for Psycho, West Side Story (1961), The Sand Pebbles, Bullitt, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Ho’s loyal customers at the Piedmont Valero were dismayed when they learned he was leaving at the end of April due to a rise in rent from $7,000 to $17,000 per month. They are very supportive, they look after me. “The majority of my customers right now are from Piedmont. “I’m doing a lot better than what I expected - so far so good,” said Ho, who opened his new repair shop business on May 15 in the Dimond district at 1499 MacArthur Blvd. Retired Piedmont manager Benoit gets sendoff to next chapter
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