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Entertainment Commission approves permits for multiple venues, emphasizes neighborhood outreach and sound limits
Summary
The commission approved extended‑hours and entertainment permits for several San Francisco businesses (Happy Donuts, Mastro's Steakhouse, Dimples, St. Mary's Pub, Blue Light, Orson’s Belly), often adding the good‑neighbor policy and sound‑limit conditions; staff referred fan noise concerns at Happy Donuts to the Department of Public Health.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved a slate of permits on July 16 while stressing neighborhood outreach and sound-control conditions.
Permits approved included an extended‑hours permit for Happy Donuts (a 24‑hour donut shop at Fourth Street), place‑of‑entertainment and outdoor‑sound permissions for Mastro's Steakhouse (Union Square), a change‑in‑ownership for Dimples cocktail lounge (Japantown), limited live performance and billiard permits for St. Mary’s Pub (Mission), limited live performance and billiard permits for Blue Light (Union Street), and a limited live performance permit for Orson's Belly (Balboa Street). The consent calendar also included two accessory‑use items approved earlier in the meeting.
Staff repeatedly emphasized that some complaints fall under other agencies’ jurisdictions: Deputy Director…
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