San Jose is seeking an injunction against the owners of a Willow Glen hookah lounge where a man was fatally shot in December, accusing the business of illegally operating and creating a public nuisance.
The legal documents filed last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court assert that Puff Puff Pazz, a limited liability company doing business as the 818 Hookah Lounge at 2229 Lincoln Ave., and the officers running the club — Johnathon Elliot and Bethelehem Bekele — did not have valid tobacco retail and alcohol licenses nor a conditional use permit for late night activity.
The city attorney’s office also accused David and Erika Taxin, co-trustees of the trust that owns the property, of renting “to other business(es) that are operating without proper permitting and that have been reported as sites of possible illegal activity.”…