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Commission approves several entertainment permits, continues one redevelopment request for police/planning review
Summary
On Oct. 11 the Entertainment Commission approved a series of place-of-entertainment permits and mechanical-device requests (Midnight Sun ownership change, New Who Coffee, The Connection pool table, Monarch, Asciento) and continued the 280 Seventh Street conditional-grant request to Oct. 25 for additional police and planning input.
The Entertainment Commission acted on a cluster of permit applications at its Oct. 11 meeting, approving several neighborhood venues and continuing one large redevelopment application for further review.
Approvals included: - New Who Coffee (411 Ellis) — mechanical amusement device (video game) permit approved; staff noted the applicant agreed not to alter the device to enable gambling. - Midnight Sun (4067 18th Street) — change of ownership approved; new owner John Belmore said they will maintain the venue's video-bar format with modest interior updates and merchants submitted letters of support. - The Connection (5740 Mission) — pool table permit approved; owner reported 27 years in operation and said cameras had been installed. - Monarch (101 Sixth Street) — new cocktail lounge/nightclub approved with five SFPD conditions (monitor bus stop, prevent loitering, enforce good-neighbor policy, manage egress and comply with ABC license conditions); applicants accepted the conditions. - Asciento (2730 First Street) — neighborhood bar operated by the applicant known as Debbie was approved for entertainment; the applicant said she has been through the Planning Commission conditional-use process and presented neighborhood signatures in support.
The commission also considered a long-range redevelopment project for 280 Seventh Street (mixed-use project with rooftop dining and residential units) and agreed to a two-week continuance to Oct. 25 so SFPD, planning staff and the city attorney could provide input on potential abandonment/nonconforming-use issues and proposed conditions.
Where votes were recorded, the outcomes were motions to approve or to continue; applicants were advised to work with SFPD, Planning and neighborhood groups as needed.
