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Board upholds 30‑day suspension of Nile Cafe tobacco permit, rejects owner’s bid to allow non‑tobacco hookah use
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld a 30‑day suspension of Nile Cafe’s tobacco permit for repeated indoor smoking violations and open tobacco containers, rejecting the proprietor’s argument that glycerin-soaked stones used in hookahs fall outside the smoking ban.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Sept. 19 upheld a 30‑day suspension of Nile Cafe’s tobacco permit, rejecting the proprietor’s contention that the cafe’s use of glycerin‑soaked stones in hookahs is not covered by the city’s smoking ban.
The proprietor of Nile Cafe, represented by Abraham Mertens, argued the product in use produces a vapor rather than "smoke" and therefore the local ordinance should not apply. Mertens urged the Board to overturn what he…
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