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Entertainment Commission conditionally grants permits for five venues after staff-recommended sound mitigation
Summary
On May 7 the San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved conditional permits for a neighborhood music series and four venues — including Los Yakis and Simple Pleasures Cafe — subject to required sound tests and inspections after owners agreed to mitigation measures and community outreach.
Acting President Laura Thomas and the San Francisco Entertainment Commission on May 7 conditionally approved permits for five entertainment venues and a neighborhood music series, clearing a path for live performances after operators agreed to sound-mitigation steps and staff set follow-up inspections.
The commission granted a one-time, extended-duration outdoor event permit for the Fern Alley music series on the consent agenda. On the regular calendar, the commission conditionally approved Place-of-Entertainment (POE) or limited-live-performance permits for Los Yakis (395 South Van Ness Avenue), the Parthenon (582 Sutter Street), Panam SF (523 Broadway) and Simple Pleasures Cafe (parklet at 3434 Balboa Street). Each approval was contingent on completing any external inspections and on senior inspectors setting internal sound limits where required.
Why it matters: The decisions allow a mix of established and new neighborhood venues to host live music and other entertainment while using permit conditions and inspector-set sound limits to address neighbors’ noise concerns.
What the commission heard and required
Los Yakis: Staff said the applicant returned from a…
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