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Commission approves multiple venue permits, continues 1217 Lounge to June 18
Summary
At its June 4 meeting the Entertainment Commission approved permits for Hawthorne, The Page, Badlands and Paprika, continued a contested 1217 Lounge item to June 18 at community request, and approved minutes from May 21.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission handled several routine and contested permit items at its June 4 hearing.
Staff and owners presented a series of venue permits that the commission approved with staff recommendations: Hawthorne (shared-space outdoor entertainment at 46 Geary Street) was approved after owner Chadwick Baumbach described crowd management and prior compliance; The Page received an LLP renewal after staff and the owner described past complaints, additional outreach and planned mitigations; Badlands’ administrative ownership change was approved with the requirement that staff set an internal sound limit; and Paprika (Fourth Street) received approval for continued indoor and outdoor entertainment after no opposition was reported in the file.
The commission also took procedural action on a contested application for 1217 Lounge (license 1783). Following repeated outreach requests from adjacent mosque representatives, neighborhood groups and a supervisor's office about translations and community outreach, the commission voted to continue that item to the June 18 meeting to allow for additional public engagement.
Votes on permits were unanimous where recorded; the roll call for approvals typically logged ayes from President Blyman, Vice President Wang, Commissioner Davis and Commissioner Schlander. The commission likewise approved the minutes from the May 21 meeting.
For each approved permit staff asked operators to follow the commission’s “good neighbor” policies and confirmed that inspectors would set or confirm internal sound limits where necessary and respond to verified complaints.
