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San Francisco workshop walks small-business owners through Limited Live Performance permit

San Francisco Entertainment Commission · November 17, 2014
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City officials and venue operators at an Entertainment Commission workshop explained how the Limited Live Performance (LLP) permit works, covering equipment costs, booking and pay arrangements, promotion strategies and permit rules including a 200-square-foot limit, 10 p.m. cutoff and fees.

San Francisco’s Entertainment Commission on a city-hosted workshop laid out practical steps for cafes, restaurants and other small businesses seeking to add live music under the city’s Limited Live Performance (LLP) permit.

“This is our first time doing this, workshop ‘Just Add Music,’” said Jocelyn Kane, director of the Entertainment Commission, opening the session and explaining the commission’s role in issuing the LLP permit. Ben Van Houten of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development said the permit “presents a lot of really interesting opportunities for people to be creative in their businesses, to to bring in a variety of entertainment.”

The session combined regulator guidance with on-the-ground venue experience. Cammie Blackstone, the commission’s permanent administrator, summarized permit limits and the approval process: “The space where the…

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