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Committee forwards Trader Joe’s, Mainland Market and Alimento license transfers with ALU conditions
Summary
The committee recommended positive PCN findings for a Trader Joe’s at 10 Fourth St, Mainland Market at 5601 Geary Blvd, and Alimento at 507 Columbus Ave, each subject to ALU/SFPD conditions addressing hours, packaging and loitering; neighbors raised safety and hard‑liquor saturation concerns for the Trader Joe’s site.
On Nov. 10 the Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee forwarded three ABC license transfers to the full Board of Supervisors with positive recommendations and conditions recommended by ALU and San Francisco police.
Trader Joe’s: The committee heard a PCN report from Sergeant Kennedy on a proposed Trader Joe’s at 10 Fourth Street (basement level) applying for a type 21 off‑sale general license that would permit sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits for off‑site consumption. Sergeant Kennedy reported two letters of protest, no letters of support in the packet, and described the site as in Plot 210 (a high‑crime designation) and Census Tract 176.01 (an undue‑concentration area). ALU’s recommended conditions included limiting the percentage of retail…
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