A new bookstore concept is coming to Midtown. Entrepreneur Kevin Standfield and a partner are turning a former office space into a used bookstore and wine bar at 1330 21st St. The establishment will also sell cheese, beer, dessert and coffee. "My two favorite things in the world are to sip port and read a book," Standfield said. "I like the idea of our customers being able to sit down and hang out and read a book." To come up with a name, Standfield stuck with a theme he likes. He's calling... Suzanne kpauk comment-35383 2010-08-23T06:48:49Z 2010-08-23T06:48:49Z Kevin, you better be quiet. Remember when you were involved in the Yogurtopia business on Freport Blvd? One day you were to deposit some business checks and pocketed the money instead. Of course it was all a misunderstanding.. You are very lucky that you have not spent any time in prison (Except one night in jail for drunk driving) kpauk 2010-08-23T06:48:49Z MC8 comment-34281 2010-08-04T23:49:50Z 2010-08-04T23:49:50Z As a business owner myself who provided him a service, we experienced one of these bounced checks. While the amount is petty, I contacted Kevin directly and even emailed him at the above email address to collect and have been given nothing but a run around from him for months. Last time we spoke, I was given a sobb story about his debt situation and he even made a futile attempt to make me feel guilty about trying to collect from him by saying that a relative of his is sick. I empathize for his situation (if it's even true), but it seems after reading the above messages that there is a pattern of a delusional alcoholic con-man who some day will have his poor business karma bite him in the tail. Kevin, you man up and start taking accountability for unsettled debt! MC8 2010-08-04T23:49:50Z MC8 comment-34279 2010-08-04T23:41:30Z 2010-08-04T23:41:30Z We did a service job for him. We're a fairly new business, and what do you know... it's our first bounced check. Avoid this guy at all costs. I sure won't eat at Yogurt Monkey, and his other business called Book Monkey just closed down after only three months of operation. I wonder why...(I say that sarcastically). Could it be bad business karma? MC8 2010-08-04T23:41:30Z kevinstandfield comment-33946 2010-07-31T05:35:49Z 2010-07-31T05:35:49Z Got your email. Ready to continue? kevinstandfield 2010-07-31T05:35:49Z kevinstandfield comment-33945 2010-07-31T05:35:14Z 2010-07-31T05:35:14Z Contact me now: kevinstandfield@yahoo.com kevinstandfield 2010-07-31T05:35:14Z kevinstandfield comment-33944 2010-07-31T05:34:35Z 2010-07-31T05:34:35Z Contact me now: kevinstandfield@yahoo.com kevinstandfield 2010-07-31T05:34:35Z kevinstandfield comment-33943 2010-07-31T05:34:11Z 2010-07-31T05:34:11Z Contact me now kevinstandfield@yahoo.com kevinstandfield 2010-07-31T05:34:11Z kevinstandfield comment-33942 2010-07-31T05:33:39Z 2010-07-31T05:33:39Z Contact me now kevinstandfield@yahoo.com kevinstandfield 2010-07-31T05:33:39Z kevinstandfield comment-33940 2010-07-31T05:31:48Z 2010-07-31T05:31:48Z Throwing darts online is great for those without the balls to make their point in person. My email address is kevinstandfield@yahoo.com. Man-up or Woman-up, don't hide behind some website. I sis my best before going back into online booksales. Do you have a problem for me. Step?! kevinstandfield 2010-07-31T05:31:48Z kpauk comment-31640 2010-06-27T21:29:11Z 2010-06-27T21:29:11Z Public Record: Kevin Standfield was sued in 2008 by the City of Sacramento for bad checks. He was sued the same year by the Yoghut Monkey partners also. Look it up at the Sacramento Superior Court website. You can also find 2 DUI cases... Before the Yoghurt Monkey he was involved in another yoghurt business on Freeport Blvd. It ended in a fiasco. kpauk 2010-06-27T21:29:11Z Amy Cluck comment-29110 2010-06-05T02:09:12Z 2010-06-05T02:09:12Z I've been contacted by at least 5 different individuals who say they've been scammed by this man. I stupidly didn't keep the email addresses. Please email me again and I will put you in contact with someone. peptogirl@gmail.com Thank you. Amy Cluck 2010-06-05T02:09:12Z hatefraud comment-27848 2010-05-24T16:48:27Z 2010-05-24T16:48:27Z Please please report this to the police hatefraud 2010-05-24T16:48:27Z hatefraud comment-27847 2010-05-24T16:48:02Z 2010-05-24T16:48:02Z PLEASE PLEASE report this to the police!!!!!! hatefraud 2010-05-24T16:48:02Z hatefraud comment-27845 2010-05-24T16:46:33Z 2010-05-24T16:46:33Z please tell us your story....... hatefraud 2010-05-24T16:46:33Z rene comment-26785 2010-05-12T15:46:50Z 2010-05-12T15:46:50Z Wow, the truth is finally being told. I have known for so long and always worried for anyone that would be conned out of their money. rene 2010-05-12T15:46:50Z ronfreemanphd comment-26703 2010-05-11T19:44:37Z 2010-05-11T19:44:37Z Read the comment s below before you close this page you will be happy you did. ronfreemanphd 2010-05-11T19:44:37Z rene comment-26696 2010-05-11T18:58:10Z 2010-05-11T18:58:10Z there are a few very negative reviews on yelp, one that is filtered.. same things, bad checks, dishonesty, something just doesn't feel right. The community does need to know that this is a potentially bad situation for an investor. It is only right. rene 2010-05-11T18:58:10Z rene comment-26474 2010-05-07T20:09:10Z 2010-05-07T20:09:10Z I am so glad that you did not invest your money, annemarie. He is so very dishonest. Just dig a little deeper and you will see. It goes all the way back to his college days and continues. Ever wonder why nothing he does is still around? rene 2010-05-07T20:09:10Z January comment-26443 2010-05-07T05:05:29Z 2010-05-07T05:05:29Z His string of bad business decisions dates back about 30 years. There's no conscience there, whether it's business or personal relationships. It's sad, because he truly is a brilliant man with some great ideas and concepts. But they will never be realized because he simply does not care about traits like honesty and integrity; never has, never will. Someone at the Bee should be asking why he has gotten away with his con for so long. They keep printing stories about his new businesses, and then the businesses disappear overnight. January 2010-05-07T05:05:29Z annamarie comment-26400 2010-05-06T18:07:37Z 2010-05-06T18:07:37Z Thanks so much for writing about him. I almost invested 25,000 in his business. There was something not right about him and at the last mintue my partners and I looked him up and saw the comments from Amy , Vicki and Rene. I texted him that I was not interested and he asked what changed my mind. I said I read an article about him. I haven't heard from him since. Thanks again. I think this newspaper should have checked him out before featuring his bookstore. annamarie 2010-05-06T18:07:37Z rene comment-26397 2010-05-06T16:40:04Z 2010-05-06T16:40:04Z Not surprised at all about the other negative comments. Not one bit. Do not invest in this or any other busines with this man. You will be very sorry and lose everything. rene 2010-05-06T16:40:04Z Amy Cluck comment-26102 2010-05-03T02:04:42Z 2010-05-03T02:04:42Z Anna - While trying to obtain this guy's address, we got some negative feedback from others who have done business with him. Feel free to email at peptogirl@gmail.com me for more info. Amy Cluck 2010-05-03T02:04:42Z annamarie comment-25874 2010-04-29T04:31:18Z 2010-04-29T04:31:18Z He is looking for partners to invest with him in this bookstore. Tell me more. Anna annamarie 2010-04-29T04:31:18Z rene comment-24349 2010-04-07T16:00:52Z 2010-04-07T16:00:52Z Mr. Standfield leaves a trail of bad checks and lies for everything he touches. He knows it. Just look at how many unsuccessful business ventures he has been in and how many people he has scammed out of their money. Please, do not be fooled. rene 2010-04-07T16:00:52Z rene comment-24317 2010-04-06T19:41:33Z 2010-04-06T19:41:33Z I happen to know firsthand that this guy is a rip-off artist. Contact anyone he has EVER done business with. He would sell his mom for a buck. Be careful! Oh, and he is the king of bouncing checks. He simply cannot be trusted, just look at his track record. rene 2010-04-06T19:41:33Z Amy Cluck comment-23921 2010-03-29T04:09:09Z 2010-03-29T04:09:09Z This guy is ripping people off. My family contacted him about helping us with my grandmother's books after she passed away. He "borrowed" 4 books (one was a first edition Ernest Hemingway) so that he could research their worth and also said he could help us sell some of the other books on consignment and would be back to pick up those books. After continual phone calls, he finally told my mother that he didn't remember what he did with the 4 books but "they weren't worth that much anyway." After much badgering, he agreed to send a minimal payment for the missing books. Guess what? The check bounced. I wouldn't be surprised if this guy is selling other stolen books as well. Amy Cluck 2010-03-29T04:09:09Z Agnus-Dei Farrant comment-23803 2010-03-24T21:56:54Z 2010-03-24T21:56:54Z I've driven by that giant yellow sign that's so thriftily luring around a dozen times wondering what I've been missing. Thanks for the story! It seems to be a business that Midtown lacks and Sacramento will love. Agnus-Dei Farrant 2010-03-24T21:56:54Z A Yoni comment-23626 2010-03-21T21:48:06Z 2010-03-21T21:48:06Z Most excellent! I love seeing more independant places opening up, I think it not only gives back to the economy in a financial way but it also brings character to the City, which is much needed to attract tourism and bring in even more money. No one wants to visit a place that has the exact same things they buy at home. Add in that the locals get a cool new place as well ands it's a complete win all the way around. A Yoni 2010-03-21T21:48:06Z Ben Ilfeld comment-23518 2010-03-18T23:20:25Z 2010-03-18T23:20:25Z Would I be kicked out for reading my Kindle? Ben Ilfeld 2010-03-18T23:20:25Z Chelsey Vorst comment-23491 2010-03-18T15:16:13Z 2010-03-18T15:16:13Z yea for independent bookstores :) Chelsey Vorst 2010-03-18T15:16:13Z Lindol French comment-23485 2010-03-18T10:57:52Z 2010-03-18T10:57:52Z woohoo! Can't wait to check it out. Lindol French 2010-03-18T10:57:52Z encuentro comment-23475 2010-03-18T06:19:55Z 2010-03-18T06:19:55Z Great to have another venue to read a good book with a glass of wine at an independent bookstore! encuentro 2010-03-18T06:19:55Z