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Entertainment Commission approves extended-hours permits for late-night eateries with security conditions
Summary
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved extended-hours permits for multiple small pizza and cafe operators on Broadway and Geary, imposing police-recommended security requirements (certified guards during late-night privileges) while striking a proposed blanket ban on admitting intoxicated patrons; commissioners also required additional community outreach and tailored days for security coverage.
San Francisco — The Entertainment Commission on Wednesday approved extended-hours premises permits for several late-night eateries — including Paris Pizza (448 Broadway), Pizza Royale (464 Broadway), Milan Pizza (606 Geary) and J2 Cafe (582 Sutter) — while attaching police-recommended conditions aimed at reducing late-night disturbances.
The commission approved the permits after multi-hour hearings in which Central Station officer Steve Mathias outlined a pattern of assaults, robberies and disorder in the Broadway corridor that the police say is linked to late-night clustering. "When we talk about the climate up on Broadway, it's not always just the clubs," Mathias said, and urged that venues operating under 10-70 extended-hours privileges take specific steps — security guards with state guard cards,…
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