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Daly City council denies off‑sale liquor license request for DC Market near Jefferson High School
Summary
On Feb. 10 the Daly City Council voted 5-0 to deny a finding of public convenience and necessity for a Type 21 off‑sale liquor license at DC Market, 6825 Mission Street, citing overconcentration of licenses and proximity to Jefferson High School.
The Daly City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 10 to deny a finding of public convenience and necessity (PCN) needed for DC Market to obtain a Type 21 off‑sale liquor license at 6825 Mission Street.
The denial followed staff testimony that the census tract where DC Market is located is already overconcentrated for Type 21 licenses and that approval would increase the number of such licenses in the tract. Brian, a city staff presenter, told the council that Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) requires a local PCN before it can issue the license.
The store owner, Mr. Nashar, told the council his convenience store’s sales dropped after a recent flavored tobacco ban and that adding alcohol sales was a way to restore revenue to support his family. He said he has five children and described the business as struggling since the tobacco restrictions took effect.
Daly City’s police chief cautioned that Mission Street is a busy, transitory corridor near schools and parks and that high pedestrian traffic makes enforcement and prevention of youth access more complicated. Council members cited the site’s proximity — the owner and staff noted it is three blocks from Jefferson High School — and the existing concentration of off‑sale outlets as the primary reasons for denying the PCN.
Councilmembers recorded on the roll call as voting to deny the PCN were Pam DeGiovanni (yes), Teresa Perano (yes), Vice Mayor Glenn Sylvester (aye), Councilmember Jacqueline Manalo (aye) and Mayor Roderick Doss McBoyle (aye). The motion to deny carried 5‑0.
Staff noted that ABC makes the final licensing decision; the council’s denial forwards the local position to ABC. The owner may choose to revise the application or pursue different business changes; no alternative approvals or mitigations were adopted by the council during the hearing.
Why it matters: the decision keeps the census tract at an elevated concentration of off‑sale liquor outlets and reflects council concern about youth exposure and enforcement challenges near a neighborhood high school. The council’s vote is the local input ABC will consider in any final licensing decision.
Provenance: Topic intro — "Moving on to item number 13, finding of public convenience and necessary necessity. PCN Dash8Dash24Dash16615 to sell alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at DC market at 6825 Mission Street, type 21 license. So welcome, Brian." Topic finish — "Ms. Manalo? Aye. Doctor. Rodd? Aye."
