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Commission narrows Hue’s live‑entertainment hours after lengthy hearing, sets six‑month review
Summary
After a contested hearing about public-safety incidents and allegations of selective enforcement, the Entertainment Commission reduced Hue/EC953’s allowed live-entertainment hours and kept other security conditions in place, adding a six-month look-back for police, neighbors and the operator to report on outcomes.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted to amend hours of live entertainment for Hue (EC953) and ordered a six‑month review of the decision after a lengthy, sometimes heated hearing in which the owner and his attorney disputed police evidence and neighbors described ongoing quality‑of‑life impacts.
Attorney Robert Bloom and owner Bennett Montoya argued the commission’s prior conditions and some police actions were the result of “selective enforcement” and had devastated the business. Bloom said an ABC appeals board had concluded selective targeting in related administrative proceedings and that the venue’s…
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