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Entertainment Commission approves three place-of-entertainment permits for venues on Hooper, Grant and Mission streets
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a POE permit for SF Beverage & Distilling (100 Hooper St.), a POE amendment for Legacy North Beach Bar (1326 Grant Ave.) expanding certain hours, and a POE permit for Casements (2351 Mission St.), each with staff-recommended conditions and neighborhood outreach reported.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission unanimously approved three place-of-entertainment (POE) permit matters during its meeting.
Commissioners heard staff presentations and owner statements before voting to approve: (1) a new POE permit for SF Beverage & Distilling at 100 Hooper St.; (2) a POE permit amendment for Legacy North Beach Bar at 1326 Grant Ave. to align indoor amplified-entertainment hours with an approved planning conditional use authorization and to expand outdoor amplified-sound hours; and (3) a POE permit for Casements at 2351 Mission St. to formalize outdoor patio programming.
SF Beverage & Distilling owner Josh Levy described planned programming as “acoustic bands, light music” on the courtyard and said staff and the California College of the Arts scaled back outdoor hours in outreach. “We’re going to be a brewery, a restaurant, distillery, and a place of entertainment,” Levy said, adding his Ghirardelli Square location had “0 complaints, 0 issues.”
For Legacy North Beach, staff said the planning CU allows indoor amplified entertainment until 1:30 a.m.; the owners, Karim Salgado and Joshua Fernandez, said they do not expect to use the later hours seven nights a week but wanted the option. Staff reported zero complaints since the permit was issued in April 2024 and said neighborhood outreach included signed letters of support.
Casements owner Chris Hastings described a multi-year effort to formalize outdoor programming and said the business invested in a sound engineer and physical improvements to reduce sound leakage. “We’ve hired a sound engineer to do an extensive testing … and at a considerable expense, we’ve made alterations and improvements designed to minimize any sound leak,” Hastings said.
There was no public opposition recorded for any of the three permit items; staff noted outreach and documented letters of support in the files. Each permit passed on motions to approve with staff recommendations.
Votes at a glance
- SF Beverage & Distilling (100 Hooper St.) — Motion: approve with staff recommendations; Vote: President Ben Lyman (yes), Commissioner Davis (yes), Commissioner Poggio (yes), Commissioner Schlander (yes), Commissioner Thomas (yes); Outcome: approved.
- Legacy North Beach Bar amendment (1326 Grant Ave.) — Motion: approve with staff recommendations; Vote: President Ben Lyman (aye), Commissioner Davis (aye), Commissioner Poggio (aye), Commissioner Schlander (aye), Commissioner Thomas (aye); Outcome: approved.
- Casements (2351 Mission St.) — Motion: approve with staff recommendations; Vote: President Ben Lyman (aye), Commissioner Davis (enthusiastic aye), Commissioner Poggio (aye), Commissioner Schlander (aye), Commissioner Thomas (aye); Outcome: approved.
Next steps: Each permit carries the standard staff-recommended conditions and sound limits; staff will monitor compliance and set external sound limits as programming begins where indicated.
