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Board trims 7‑Eleven permit suspension to 15 days after appeal over decoy procedure
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals reduced a 25‑day suspension of a 7‑Eleven tobacco sales permit to 15 days on the basis that it was the appellant’s first offense, after debate over whether the city used an out‑of‑guideline 17‑year‑old decoy in the enforcement sting.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Oct. 8 voted to reduce a 25‑day suspension of a tobacco sales permit for a 7‑Eleven at 43 Drum Street to 15 days, after hearing a challenge from the permit holder and arguing parties about the procedures used in the enforcement sting.
Appellant Monesh Joosan, doing business as 7‑Eleven, through counsel Julia Jane argued the enforcement operation used a 17‑year‑old decoy in apparent conflict with the Business and Professions Code guideline that decoys be 15 or 16. Jane told the board the…
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