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Entertainment commission continues Impala permit hearing after police raise safety concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission continued the Impala nightclub permit hearing at the applicant's request after SFPD summarized a series of incidents tied to the venue, recommended denial, and neighbors and owners offered conflicting accounts on security improvements and incident attribution.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission on April 13 continued a contested permit hearing for Impala, a Broadway nightclub operated by Alfonso Castro and Roarke O'Neil, after officers from Central Station detailed repeated incidents near the venue and the applicant asked for more time to resolve outstanding health and security questions.
Officer Steve Mathias of SFPD’s Central Station outlined multiple incident reports—fights, arrests and a key April 2 episode in which officers detained a suspect and later recovered a 9mm handgun near Broadway—saying the pattern left Central Station recommending denial unless the…
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