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Board upholds 25‑day suspension of Assad Market’s tobacco permit for sale to minor
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal by Assad Market's owner challenging a 25‑day suspension imposed by the Department of Public Health for a tobacco sale to a 16‑year‑old decoy; the board upheld the department’s penalty by unanimous vote of attending members.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 6 voted to uphold a 25‑day suspension of a tobacco‑product sales permit for Assad Market (229 Ninth Street) after the Department of Public Health presented evidence that a clerk sold cigarettes to a 16‑year‑old decoy.
Appellant counsel Sherry Gettleman asked the board to continue the matter until a later date when all five board members could attend; the Department of Public Health (represented by Johnson Ojo) objected to another continuance, noting this was the second…
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