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Commission approves Big Baobab’s Mission Street permit after heated hearing; neighbors raise livability concerns
Summary
After hours of public comment both opposing and supporting the proposal, the Entertainment Commission approved a Place of Entertainment permit for Big Baobab at 2243 Mission St., with staff conditions and the Good Neighbor policy. Neighbors raised concerns about noise and late indoor hours; the owner pledged $35,000 in mitigation.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted unanimously to approve a Place of Entertainment (POE) permit for Big Baobab, a Mission District restaurant seeking to host live music and DJs at a new 2243 Mission Street location.
Staff described the application as seeking indoor live entertainment during dinner service with indoor DJs running until 2 a.m., plus outdoor amplified programming limited so it would not exceed six hours per day. Staff recommended approval with the standard Good Neighbor policy and with specified outdoor hours and sound limits to be set by inspectors.
Owner Marco and consultant Kevin Ortiz described the…
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