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Supervisors approve four local liquor-license transfers with police-recommended conditions
Summary
The committee approved four license transfers (King Kong Beta, Barrel Room, Spanish Table, Rialto Mercado) with conditions from the Police Department’s Alcoholic Licensing Unit (hours, no off-sale where specified, security and lighting). Each motion passed without objection.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Oct. 15 approved four separate liquor-license items for businesses seeking on- or off-sale beer and wine permits, adopting the San Francisco Police Department Alcoholic Licensing Unit’s recommended conditions in each case.
The committee approved a Type 42 on-sale beer-and-wine license for King Kong Beta (Ki Tran Inc.) at 745 O’Farrell Street after Sgt. Gigi George told supervisors the location sits in a plot flagged for high crime and a high-saturation census tract; ALU recommended conditions including on-sale hours (12 p.m.–11 p.m.), no off-sale, a requirement for identifiable security personnel after closing, noise limits and prompt graffiti removal. The project sponsor and neighborhood supporters described the business as a long-standing community gathering place that has operated in the Tenderloin since the mid-1990s.
Separately, the committee approved a transfer of a Type 42 license to the Barrel Room (Trubnick Jones Johnson & Jones LLC) at 415 Sansom Street; ALU reported no letters of protest or support and recommended conditions similar to the prior item.
The Spanish Table (130 Clement Street) received approval for a Type 20 off-sale beer-and-wine license. Nellie Gordon of SFPD presented recommended conditions including permitted hours (8 a.m.–10 p.m.), a limit that no more than 15% of the premises be used for alcohol display and restrictions on certain container sizes and high–alcohol wine sales; an applicant representative said the 15% display limit was not a practical concern for their business and that they would pursue a modification later if needed. During questioning supervisors asked about an incidental planning-code requirement that certain high–alcohol wines be in corked bottles; staff said applicants may seek a future condition modification.
Finally, the committee approved a Type 21 off-sale general license for Rialto Mercado (Red Fangs LLC) at 705 Columbus Avenue; ALU flagged the site in a census tract identified for undue concentration and recommended restrictions including permitted hours (9 a.m.–10 p.m.) and prohibitions on very small distilled-spirit containers.
For all four items, staff said the Board’s resolution typically mirrors police recommendations and that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control ultimately issues the license and sets final conditions. Each motion was made and taken without objection.
What’s next: Each approved license will proceed on the Oct. 27 Board of Supervisors agenda as indicated by the Clerk’s office; any party seeking to change a condition must apply for a modification with the appropriate state or local process.
