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Committee advances Doc's Clock liquor license transfer after brief procedural reset
Summary
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee unanimously forwarded a transfer of a type 48 on‑sale liquor license for Doc's Clock to the full Board with a positive recommendation, after rescinding and redoing an earlier vote to allow public comment.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on May 24 advanced a transfer of a type 48 on‑sale general public premises license for Drunken Monkey, doing business as Doc's Clock, to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation.
Chair Supervisor Ronan introduced the item and read a Police/ALU (PCM) report that listed the location as in a high‑crime plot and in a high‑saturation census tract but noted Mission Station had no opposition. ALU recommended conditions including permitted on‑sale hours of 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily, a strict prohibition on off‑sale alcohol, employee service at the bar (no bottle or self‑service), noise limits so sound is not audible beyond the licensed area, maintained exterior lighting that does not disturb neighbors, anti‑loitering rules, and responsibility for litter removal. The report said the applicant had agreed to those conditions.
Ronan called the business a long‑standing, neighborhood «legacy» bar in the Mission District and thanked the owner for community service. Mark Rennie, speaking for the applicant, described Doc's Clock's community role — including fundraising for nearby fire victims — and noted the ownership and lease arrangements that will keep the business operating in the neighborhood.
After the initial vote the chair acknowledged a procedural error: the committee had not opened Item 1 for public comment before taking the first vote. Supervisor Sheehy moved to rescind that action; the motion passed with no objections and the item was recalled for public comment. No speakers signed up when public comment was reopened. Supervisor Sheehy then moved again to forward the item to the full Board with a positive recommendation; with no objections the committee approved the recommendation and the item will appear on the Board agenda.
The ALU‑recommended conditions — hours limit, prohibition on off‑sale, no bottle or self‑service, noise and lighting controls, anti‑loitering, and adjacent litter abatement — were recorded on the file and the applicant accepted them. The committee did not take a recorded roll‑call vote; the action advanced by unanimous voice (no objections).
