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Commission approves a slate of venue permits; several items draw neighborhood comment and a recusal
Summary
The Entertainment Commission approved multiple permit applications — including Rulli Rees (consent), Darling SF, April Jean, Teeth, 834 Irving, Cha Cha Cha — and recorded unanimous votes; some hearings drew neighbor concerns about noise and one commissioner recused from an ownership matter.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved a series of venue permits and related items at its meeting, voting to accept staff recommendations on a consent item and six regular-agenda permits covering indoor and outdoor entertainment, FPAS and billiard-parlor permissions.
On the consent calendar the commission approved an LLP permit for Rulli Rees Show Bar (2300 Chestnut St.). The commission then approved Darling SF (2263 Chestnut St.) for a fixed-place amplified sound permit and a billiard-parlor permit; owner Nate Valentine told commissioners he planned ambient music only, a 10 p.m. auto shutoff and a limiter to control volume.
The commission approved a POE change-in-ownership for April Jean (1371 Grant Ave.) and multiple LLP/POE requests for Teeth (2323 Mission St.), 834 Irving (former Blackthorn site) and Cha Cha Cha (2327 Mission St.). Staff reported no prior complaint history at 2323 Mission; Teeth’s owners presented neighborhood outreach and collected more than 135 signatures in support. Public commenters expressed both support and opposition: a nearby resident warned amplified patio music could disrupt religious retreat prayers and another neighbor said they had repeatedly called 311 with little remedy.
A commissioner recused themself from one item, citing a past personal connection to the applicant and temporarily yielded the chair to the vice president. All arrival and roll-call votes recorded at the meeting were entered on the record as unanimous 'Aye' among voting commissioners for the items taken up that evening.
Commissioners emphasized staff enforcement channels — including 311 complaint tracking and spot inspections by sound officers — and encouraged operators to provide direct contact information to neighbors for complaint resolution. Several applicants pledged proactive mitigation measures such as pre-event decibel checks, written DJ agreements, and immediate response plans to neighborhood complaints.
Full vote tallies and clerked roll-call entries were entered into the record for each motion and approval. Staff instructed successful applicants to follow up with the commission office on next administrative steps and permit conditions.
