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Supervisors approve interim limits on events at Nob Hill Masonic Center after settlement with neighbors

3005966 · April 16, 2025
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After a series of appeals and settlement talks, the Board of Supervisors approved amended conditions allowing the Masonic Center to continue operating while capping large events at lower levels than the Planning Commission had set, and preserving neighbors’ rights to contest future intensifications.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved amended conditions for a conditional use authorization allowing the Nob Hill Masonic Center to continue operating as an assembly and entertainment venue while environmental review proceeds.

The decision follows months of appeals and litigation. Five of six appellants and the venue’s owners reached a settlement that reduced the cap on large events for the interim authorization: the board approved a limit of 54 live-entertainment events and 176 non-live large events per year, and included language excluding events with 250 attendees or fewer from…

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