Committee forwards two liquor-license applications to full Board with positive recommendations

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on April 22 voted to forward two alcohol-license matters to the full Board with positive recommendations.

For Item 1, Officer Salmonson (SFPD ABC liaison/ALU) told supervisors the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer-and-wine license for Lucinda's Deli and More LLC, at 535 Scott, had no letters of protest or support, sits in a high-crime plot and a high-saturation census tract, and that Northern Station had no opposition. ALU recommended approval with a condition that the petitioner actively monitor and take steps to prevent loitering on adjacent property; the applicant had agreed to that condition.

David Villalobos of CLA Consulting spoke for the applicant, describing economic strain during COVID and the owner’s effort to keep staff employed. With no callers in public comment, Chair Supervisor Gordon Marr moved to direct the clerk to prepare a resolution finding the license will serve the public convenience and necessity and to forward the item to the Board; roll call recorded three ayes.

For Item 2, Officer Salmonson reported that 2 Gents LLC dba The Academy at 2166 Market had applied for a Type 57 special on-sale general license; ALU reported the location is in a high-saturation tract, had no letters of protest, and recommended conditional approval (limits on audible noise, employee supervision of patio when self-service consumption occurs, and active monitoring to prevent loitering). Paul Miller, an owner, described the business’s community mission. Public comment was not received for this item; the committee again directed the clerk to prepare a resolution and forwarded the item with a positive recommendation (three ayes).

Both items will appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda with the committee’s positive recommendation.