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Committee urges denial of CVS liquor license at 500 Pine after neighborhood objections
Summary
The Supervisors’ Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted to forward a resolution recommending denial of CVS Pharmacy’s request for a type 21 off‑sale liquor license at 500 Pine, following department conditions, applicant testimony and multiple public protests citing proximity to recovery housing and public‑safety concerns.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Jan. 23 recommended that the full Board of Supervisors deny CVS Pharmacy’s request to transfer a type 21 off‑sale general liquor license for the store at 500 Pine.
Sergeant Gigi George Washington of the San Francisco Police Department’s Alcohol Liaison Unit presented the department’s report, saying the application had seven letters of protest and zero letters of support, and noting the site is in Plot 160 and Census Tract 117, which the packet characterized as high‑crime and high‑saturation areas. ALU recommended the license be approved only if the board adopted a set of conditions the applicant had accepted, including limiting sales to 7 a.m.–10 p.m. daily;…
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