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Entertainment Commission renews Treasure Island Music Festival permit after sound‑control briefing
Summary
After staff and producers described technical mitigation and interagency coordination, the commission approved Another Planet Entertainment's Treasure Island Music Festival permit; organizers said they deployed focused sound systems, on‑site hotlines and interagency traffic and public‑safety plans and would continue sound‑focus measures after complaints last year.
The Entertainment Commission approved Another Planet Entertainment—s Treasure Island Music Festival permit on July 15 after hearing from Treasure Island Development Authority staff and festival producers about sound mitigation and interagency coordination.
Jack Nathanson, project staff with the Treasure Island Development Authority, said TIDA has permitted the festival since 2007 and that "Another Planet's proven to be diligent professional event producers" with demonstrated coordination with island stakeholders. "TIDE wholeheartedly supports the Treasure Island Music Festival," he said.
Mary Conti of Another Planet described the festival's logistics and technical sound controls: two stages, a focused L‑Acoustics V‑DOS sound system, coordination with police, fire and Caltrans for traffic and public‑safety measures, and an on‑site hotline to address complaints during the event. Conti told commissioners that in the season under review the festival recorded no complaints from Treasure Island residents but received some contacts from San Francisco neighborhoods; producers dispatched staff to investigate and adjusted the sound system in response.
Commissioners questioned whether atmospheric conditions such as cloud cover or inversion layers could have increased perceived sound in San Francisco neighborhoods; Another Planet said the vendor can refocus speakers, deactivate cabinets and tune the system to reduce off‑site propagation and that it will continue to refine controls and outreach. Commissioners approved the permit with staff and police conditions; staff had previously contacted residents near the waterfront to solicit input prior to the hearing.
