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Board lets 25‑day suspension of UC Market's tobacco permit stand after tie vote
Summary
A 25‑day suspension of the tobacco sales permit for UC Market at 1251 Third Avenue was upheld by default after the Board of Appeals tie vote (2‑2). The suspension resulted from a police decoy operation that found an employee sold tobacco to a minor.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 10 left in place a 25‑day suspension of a retail tobacco permit for UC Market (1251 Third Avenue) after a 2‑2 split vote. Under the board’s rules, four votes are required to overturn or modify a departmental action, so the suspension stands by default.
Appellant Sayum Mekonnen acknowledged an employee sold tobacco to a 16‑year‑old in a police decoy operation and described the business’s precarious…
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