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Entertainment Commission approves limited live-performance permit for SoMa food park with sound-test and calendar conditions
Summary
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission unanimously approved a limited live-performance permit for SoMa/Selma Street Food Park after discussing a large crowd event and enforcement history; the commission added a required sound test and a monthly events calendar and removed a police-only 'turn down' clause.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted unanimously to approve a limited live-performance permit for the SoMa Street Food Park (also referred to in the record as Selma/Summa Street Food Park), adding conditions intended to improve neighbor notification and noise oversight.
Commissioners said the decision followed staff and inspector reviews of an event at the venue that drew an unexpectedly large crowd. Inspector Sean Burke reported that Southern Station and commission staff had raised concerns after the event because police did not know the performer’s identity in advance and a minor scuffle occurred outside the venue’s gates; Burke said the operator later worked with staff to supply lists of performers, security plans and contacts. Owner Carlos Muela told the commission he…
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