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Board splits on tobacco‑sales appeals: one suspension reduced, one upheld, one reduced
Summary
The Board of Appeals ruled on three tobacco permit appeals on May 18: it reduced the Chuck Store suspension to 20 days, upheld White Palace’s 25‑day suspension, and reduced US Smoke Shop’s suspension to 20 days after the Department of Public Health offered a reduction.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals resolved three appeals of Department of Public Health suspensions for sales of tobacco to minors at its May 18 meeting, reaching different outcomes for each business.
Chuck Store (249 Cortland Avenue): Antoinette Llama, co‑owner and manager, appealed a 25‑day suspension imposed after a decoy operation. Llama said she misread a new vertical California ID amid store commotion and described the sale as a ‘‘human error’’…
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