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Board of Appeals rejects motion to overturn DPW, mobile espresso permit stands by default
Summary
After public comment about conflicting permit addresses and measurement methods, the Board of Appeals failed to overturn the Department of Public Works— issuance of a mobile-food permit for Espresso Subito (permit 11MFF0167). A motion to overturn failed 2— 3 and, because the charter requires 4 of 5 votes to overturn departmental action, the permit remains upheld by default.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals took up appeal 12-126 on March 20 over a Department of Public Works mobile-food permit for a proposed Espresso Subito espresso cart near 84 Second Street/150 California Street. Appellants and multiple speakers raised technical objections to the permit, centering on inconsistent address references in department files and how DPW draws its 300-foot notice radius.
Members of the public and business owners told the board that DPW records alternately list the truck location as "84 Second Street" and as…
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