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Commission approves multiple entertainment permits with conditions, including 4 Seasons karaoke and GameStop midnight event
Summary
The commission approved several permit applications after staff and police conditions: Airworm Studios (limited live/LOP) approved with standard police conditions; 4 Seasons (place of entertainment/karaoke) approved with conditions requiring LEAD training and neighborhood outreach; Town Music Studio extended-hours permit approved with certain police-condition language removed; a GameStop midnight launch loudspeaker permit was approved with police conditions.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved multiple permit applications during its Nov. 5 meeting.
Airworm Studios (Bryant Street) — Applicant Barry Ward was granted the appropriate limited live/LOP permit after staff and city‑attorney review concluded the LOP was the correct permit type. Police conditions included periodic audible-noise checks, an agreement to reduce sound levels when complaints are received, sufficient event staffing to minimize SFPD impact, and compliance with ABC laws. The motion to approve carried by recorded vote with all commissioners present voting aye.
4 Seasons (721 Larkin St.) — Owner Tone Pham sought a place-of-entertainment permit to offer weekend karaoke at a small Vietnamese restaurant. Northern Station reported no objection and recommended soundproofing; officer Vince Etcheber confirmed one karaoke machine with a 100‑watt amplifier and certain hours in the application. A public speaker from the Alliance for Better District 6 requested community outreach; the commission approved the permit with two conditions: the applicant must ensure staff complete LEAD training and demonstrate neighborhood outreach to a community organization (for example, Alliance for Better District 6). Commissioners did not impose additional hour restrictions at this vote.
Town Music Studio (extended hours) — Owner Kyung Kim’s request for extended hours was approved with existing police conditions except that commissioners removed language that would have given SFPD "unrestricted access" to the venue’s system for auditing/crime reporting. Northern Station reported no incident reports for the venue in the previous six months.
GameStop midnight launch (830 Market St., loudspeaker request) — Marketing Works (representing Carly McNary) obtained a permit for a PlayStation 4 midnight-launch event with a DJ inside, two speakers outdoors to entertain lines, and a host microphone. Applicants agreed to limit bass, actively monitor content and frequencies, coordinate with nearby hotels’ security, and provide contracted security (10 b’s referenced). Southern Station supplied police conditions and retained authority to shut down outdoor sound if necessary. Commissioners approved the permit with the police conditions.
Commission records show motions, seconds and roll-call votes for each approval; commissioners voted unanimously on the recorded permits at this meeting.
