Soapy Joe’s Car Wash is going to stick to lathering up cars at its current locations instead of expanding its empire to Barrio Logan.
What went down: City Hall reporter Mariana Martínez Barba learned on Friday that the San Diego car wash chain abandoned its plan to purchase a property on Boston Avenue in Barrio Logan after it bid on the property in a state auction.
Soapy Joe’s representatives didn’t get back to us about the decision, but it’s likely they didn’t want get into a messy fight with the city and community. That’s because the community’s planning document identifies the property as a future park — a big need for the neighborhood. However, a mistake by planning staff left the site zoned for commercial use instead of park use…