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After hours of public comment, committee forwards Polo Fields concert permit without recommendation

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · September 6, 2023
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Summary

Following extensive public comment both supporting and opposing an Another Planet Entertainment proposal to hold post‑Outside Lands concerts at the Polo Fields (2024–2026), the Budget & Finance Committee forwarded the permit to the full Board without recommendation; the department emphasized revenue benefits and mitigation measures.

The Budget & Finance Committee on Sept. 6 forwarded to the full Board, without recommendation, a Recreation & Park resolution authorizing permit(s) for Another Planet Entertainment to hold ticketed concerts at Golden Gate Park’s Polo Fields the weekend after Outside Lands in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Rec & Park staff said the permit would bring substantial revenue (minimum permit fees of $1.4 million per year for a two-day event and $2.1 million for a…

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