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Board denies rehearing for Taraval medical cannabis permit after contested public testimony
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied a rehearing request for a proposed medical cannabis dispensary at 2139 Taraval, ruling 3–1 that the information before the board did not meet the standard for rehearing despite neighborhood testimony and claims that a police letter had been removed from final findings.
On March 16 the San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 3–1 to deny a rehearing request for an earlier decision to revoke a permit for a proposed medical cannabis dispensary at 2139 Taraval Street. Attorney Derek St. Pierre, representing Bay Area Compassionate Health Centers, argued the record had changed notably since the Board's November hearing — in particular, he said references to an SFPD captain's letter had been removed from the Board's findings and that the community needed the chance to address the changed evidentiary record. “We respectfully request a…
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