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Director Kane and inspectors update commission on Music Cities conference, staffing and multiple venue complaints
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Summary
Executive Director Kane reported on international interest in San Francisco’s nighttime-economy work and a pending conditional offer for an outdoor events staff position; inspectors updated the commission on multiple venue inspections, noise complaints and a pending firearm incident at the End Up nightclub that remains under investigation.
Executive Director Kane told the commission on June 7 that San Francisco’s nightlife-management work drew strong interest at the Music Cities Conference, organized by Sound Diplomacy, and that the city’s Chapter 16 policies are ‘‘unique in the States.’’ He said he hopes to bring new promotion and creative-industry protections for commissioners to consider and reported that interviews for an outdoor-events (18–23) staff position are complete and that a conditional offer was being extended to the top scorer pending background checks.
Inspector Polley and Inspector Burke gave a series of operational updates and described follow-up actions. Polley corrected an event date for the Union Street Festival (noting it occurred June 4), described routine compliance checks across venues and summarized outreach on the Noe Valley Ministry event (1021 Sanchez Street), where Polley said the venue was not permitted and staff advised the owner to consult the deputy director.
Inspector Burke reported on an array of noise and compliance concerns: Playland (1351 Polk) — he said the avenue’s collective sound requires ambient testing and targeted compliance testing for bass; Chamber’s at the Phoenix Hotel — ambient measurements were taken in a resident’s unit to establish a baseline for future disturbance comparisons; Grand Hot Pot (Geary/Arguello) — a karaoke complaint that staff could not verify on site; Hampton Inn (near Mezzanine) — hotel guests lodged a first formal complaint about bass and patron noise on the Jesse Street side; and Club Malibu — a recent complaint prompted follow-up and interior noise testing is scheduled.
Burke also reported that security footage and meetings have taken place after ‘‘an incident with a firearm’’ at the End Up nightclub; SFPD met with management and a staff meeting with city staff was scheduled for Thursday to discuss next steps. Burke said an incident report or narrative was not yet publicly available and that the investigation was ongoing.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about whether Chapter 16 applies to hotels (staff said it currently does not and that staff would review the possibility of amending Chapter 16.116 to include hotels), and about how sound was entering hotel rooms on the Jesse side versus double-paned Mission-side windows. Polley and Burke described next steps: ambient testing, interior testing where necessary, and multi-agency coordination with the Department of Public Health when mechanical systems and venue sound overlap.
Provenance: Topic introduced SEG 064; inspector updates extend through SEG 558 and later segments where investigations and follow-ups were discussed.
