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Entertainment Commission approves Portola Music Festival permit at Pier 80 with sound conditions
Summary
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted to approve Goldenvoice’s Portola Music Festival permit for Pier 80 on Sept. 20–21, with staff-recommended sound monitoring and mitigation conditions after hearing about past complaints and mitigation plans.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted to approve Goldenvoice’s one-time permit for the Portola Music Festival at Pier 80, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21. Commissioners approved the permit with staff recommendations after a presentation by Goldenvoice and public comment.
The festival organizer told the commission it expects about 80,000 total attendees across the two days and will run music from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 10:55 p.m. Sunday, with the Warehouse indoor stage operating until 10:55 p.m. Goldenvoice said it will use five stationary sound-monitoring terminals (three in San Francisco, two in Alameda), a roaming decibel monitor, a hotline and call center for real-time complaints, and sound-mitigation strategies developed with its sound designer.
"From day 1, our goal has been to…
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