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Entertainment Commission caps Noblenightclub entertainment hours, orders training and footage retention after spike in violence
Summary
After SFPD presented a timeline showing shootings, assaults and repeated noise complaints tied to Noble Nightclub, the commission limited Noble's entertainment hours, required training for staff, and ordered security-video retention and neighborhood outreach with a 90-day review.
San Francisco (Sept. 17) After a two-hour hearing dominated by safety testimony, the San Francisco Entertainment Commission on Tuesday approved temporary restrictions and conditions on Noble Nightclub's place-of-entertainment permit after San Francisco Police Department officials said the venue had been linked to repeated violent incidents.
Capt. Greg McEachern of Northern Station told the commission he and his officers documented 34 calls for service tied to Noble since January, including three shootings, several aggravated assaults (one resulting in a serious forearm injury), and 26 noise complaints, a dozen of them since July 4. "I think it's important that we have these venues and that they are something that is supportive of this city, but I cannot and will not put public safety in front of entertainment that happens," McEachern said, arguing for immediate…
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