AN ORDINANCE BANNING FRANCHISES HAS BEEN RE-INSTATED IN SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE CHOSE TO BRING BACK THE BAN BECAUSE OF A LAWSUIT REQUIRING THE CITY TO FOLLOW CEQA LAWS, AND ‘MAINTAIN THE CITY’S HISTORIC CHARACTER’. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED LAST NIGHT TO RE-INSTATE THE BANS ON FRANCHISES, AND OTHER FORMULA BUSINESSES.
