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Neighborhood residents press Board of Appeals to block pharmacy at 281 Turk Street; commissioners continue decision to Oct. 13
Summary
Residents and service organizations urged the San Francisco Board of Appeals to overturn a permit for a full-service pharmacy at 281 Turk Street, saying the location would worsen street-level prescription drug resale near senior centers and youth programs. Permit holders and planning staff said the use is permitted and would provide neighborhood services; the board continued the item to Oct. 13 so an absent commissioner can vote.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals heard hours of testimony on Oct. 6 over a permit for a new neighborhood pharmacy at 281 Turk Street, where neighbors contend the business would contribute to prescription-drug resale in an area known as "Pill Hill." The item was continued to the board’s Oct. 13 agenda to allow the absent commissioner to participate in the final vote.
Appellant Morgan, speaking for neighbors, described the block bounded by Turk, Leavenworth, Golden Gate and Jones as “the worst possible location for another place to provide prescription narcotics,” and said nearby services — senior centers, clinics and youth programs — would bear the brunt of any increased street activity. “The neighborhood just began to recover a little bit about a year ago,” she said, arguing that an additional retail pharmacy would draw dealers and customers back onto sidewalks…
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