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Entertainment Commission approves Connecticut Yankee ownership change with modified police conditions
Summary
The commission approved a change-of-ownership entertainment permit for Connecticut Yankee (100 Connecticut Street), accepting conditions from Southern Station but striking a police requirement that all security staff be 21. The new owner, Tony Cooney of Pork Guys Inc., said the venue will significantly reduce amplified entertainment.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted to approve a change-of-ownership place-of-entertainment permit for Connecticut Yankee at 100 Connecticut Street, removing one police condition that would have required all security staff to be 21 years old.
Tony Cooney, the new owner representing Pork Guys Incorporated, told commissioners the business will scale back live entertainment, emphasize food service and community nights, and keep occasional unamplified jazz and blues acts. "We're definitely…
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