Committee recommends theater liquor license for Center for New Music at 55 Taylor

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee forwarded to the full Board a positive recommendation for a Type 64 special on‑sale general theater liquor license for the Center for New Music, located at 55 Taylor.

Mackey of the Alcohol Liaison Unit told the committee the unit reviewed the application and found zero letters of protest and one letter of support. The ALU recommended conditions: actively monitor adjacent areas to prevent loitering (per ABC‑253), ensure no noise audible at nearby residences, and maintain adjacent areas free of litter; the applicant signed the recommended conditions on May 16.

Brent Miller, executive director of the Center for New Music, and Riley, the project manager, told the committee the nonprofit produces roughly 150 concerts a year and that patrons expect the option of a drink at events. During public comment a resident raised concerns about the concentration of economically disadvantaged and vulnerable people near 55 Taylor and questioned whether alcohol sales were appropriate there; those concerns were recorded but did not prevent the committee from forwarding the application.

Chair Mandelmann said Supervisor Haney supported the item and that the documents were in order; the committee moved to forward the license application with a positive recommendation to the full Board and took the motion without objection.

The Board of Supervisors will consider the committee’s recommendation at a later date; no final Board action is recorded in the committee transcript.