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Board debates, then leaves intact, tobacco-sales suspension at Treasure Island store
Summary
The Board of Appeals considered a 25-day suspension of Island Market's tobacco sales license for a sale to a minor. Commissioners split over economic hardship and enforcement consistency; a 3–2 vote reduced the suspension to 20 days but failed to meet the 4-vote threshold required to modify a department action, so the original 25-day suspension stood.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals heard an appeal on May 25 from Island Market (Treasure Island) over a 25-day suspension of its tobacco-sales license after an undercover sale to a minor.
Attorney Ronnie Rothers, representing the license holder, said the business has operated for 26 years without prior citations and that the sale was a single incident by a visiting…
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