Puertas & Spadafore failed in the work they claim to have done for safety.

One time I used valet at South, my iPhone and some loose change was missing from my car.

Other times I walk past South, the valets had nearly ran me over.

So, I think police involvement and closing down the valets early is a positive thing.

I think closing the valets early is wonderful news!

Valet parking companies would still have to stay on site in case vehicles were not claimed prior to 12am...this is a challenge for them as then the need to find the owners of whatever number of keys they have on hand upon closing at midnight.

In this article Puertas' true colors come out. This is a great move to calm things down around town late at night. Great job by the Birmingham Police Department and city management.

Also, if Play Birmingham is to be such a family-oriented enterprise as its reps content, why don't they shut down each night at eleven p.m.?

Who's leaving a bar a midnight BECAUSE THE VALET IS CLOSING??? Birmingham has to step up at close these bars a midnight (like Cameron's, Mitchell's, Flemings and others) or find a way to provide security. Don't put this problem on the valet companies.

The valet at each of these locations parks a good distance from the building and there is usually a rush at the end of the night. This is a prime opportunity for an altercation to break out. Maybe this will help to disburse the crowd at the end of the night. If they can't get a handle on this, I hope they change their liquor license so they can't serve until 2 am. This is Birmingham, the place where my parents let me go wherever I wanted when I was a kid and didn't worry. Not that kind of place anymore...

It is a south bar issue. They have brought all the "trash" from surrounding areas to Birmingham. As a Bloomfields Hills resident I would frequent Birmingham quite often but now chose Royal Oak where I feel safer.

So this is the valet companies fault? Why punish them? How about closing/cutting off liquor at South, Chen Chow and Hamilton Room at midnight?

There is still time to sign the online petition asking the city to run their investigation, hold a hearing, then ask the state to revoke the license at South. http://tinyurl.com/7qtnc8h

Closing down the valets at midnight doesnt fix the problem. Close the bars at midnight so you eliminate after midnight crowd which is when trouble starts.

Is it really the bars that are the problem and not the people that patron them? If the bars are the problem, why not ban them? Wait, let's outlaw alcohol while we're at it! Oh, but wait, then a number of businesses in Downtown Birmingham would close and wouldn't be paying taxes anymore........ and they wouldn't be paying taxes on the liquor sales to the State of Michigan. Without these taxes, then the City would have to cut back on staff....... you see, there aren't many simple answers here, but clamping down on the businesses first seems overly simplistic and absolves the people that drink too much of their own behavior. Why not become a community that doesn't tolerate drunk driving? Birmingham is known for aggressive parking enforcement so why not point the extra policing at the few people who don't know how to control themselves.

A Bat or Bar Mitvah at a bistro lasting longer than 11 p.m. where shootings and stabbings have been reported? Not my kids. Or any of my friends.

No way. I wouldn't go, nor do I know anyone who would even book a bistro for a Jewish religious ceremony.

You've got to be kidding me!

I am so glad the City and the police are finally taking the criminal activity at South and the other two bars seriously. Our community cannot tolerate violent, drunken behavior. I hope closing valet service early will improve the situation, but it will not completely solve the problem. The City and police really shouldn't let up on South until its liquor license is revoked, or its owners realize they're in the wrong location and move South to a community more accepting of the lewd, violent and dangerous actions of its clientele.

If the owners of South want me to tell the police something about the notice to close the valet just let me know.

terrible idea

Valet parking isn't the real issue here at hand, it's obviously a lot bigger than what a lot of people can even begin to process. It seems funny to me that a crackdown on the clubs and their valet service starts immediately after a story is published with channel 4 on how a lady shot of her .22 hand gun in the air after an altercation. Seems to me someone is afraid of losing their job, board members possibly? We all understand how residents can be furious with the bars on all the recent issues like this one, but what we all seem to forget is that the same city you are living in granted those bars their liquor license and haven't revoked them yet. If you bham residers are so mad you should take up your frustration with the city officials and how your police department is ran. Quick breakdown: City employs around 35 patrol officers. With that broken down into a typical 3 shift day and night, per a seven day work week, it averages to around to 2 police officers working a Friday and Saturday night. Why is everyone so surprised that there are so many problems? There isn't the proper protection available to make sure that a small ordeal doesn't escalate into a huge problem, and it does every time! 2 cops vs 45 drunken and fuming people. It's right in front of your face. & the avg. wage of 75k for the police officers.. I guess I would want to close down bars too if I were paying taxes on people who don't even work.

I respect the police for the great work they do and I'm glad the commission of the city is starting to take action. This is a positive step, and hopefully the first of several to improve the city and make birmingham a safe family community again.

Lol, an IPHONE was stolen? I wonder how many people lost thier keys last weekend? or left their phone on a table or?
FROM "THE PATCH"
Police are still looking for a cellphone stolen from a 17-year-old girl inside Cold Stone Creamery on Saturday evening.
I suggest you move to alaska Brittany..... Or start a petiion to close the Ice cream shop, I don't feel safe going in there anymore after all the crimes!

I would be more worried about teens from TROY walking around with M1 rifles down town, we should probably shut down the school bus service ...that should fix the problem.