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Committee forwards Market on Main liquor-license transfer for Board approval
Summary
The Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee voted to forward a type 21 off‑sale liquor‑license transfer for a specialty grocery at 201 Folsom St to the full Board as a committee report after the police and applicant described recommended conditions to limit hours and product types.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on April 16 voted to forward a proposal to transfer a type 21 off‑sale general liquor license for a proposed specialty grocery at 201 Folsom St to the full Board of Supervisors.
Lieutenant Dave Falzon of the San Francisco Police Department told the committee the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control application would permit off‑sale beer, wine and distilled spirits. The department recommended approval with conditions intended to limit public‑safety risks: restricted hours of sale (7 a.m. to midnight), limits on alcohol display (no more than 5 percent of retail area), minimum package sizes for some products and restrictions on certain high‑alcohol, low‑cost malt beverages and small distilled‑spirit bottles.
A Market LLC representative said the project would be a full‑service specialty grocery with prepared foods and a cafe; she said the company already operates a Market Street location and separates alcohol from nonalcoholic beverages.
During public comment, Bruce Wolf of Alcohol Justice urged stronger protections for youth by keeping flavored malt beverages (so‑called alcopops) away from nonalcoholic products and setting licensing conditions. Market staff said the store does not carry those products and keeps alcoholic beverages clearly separated.
Supervisor Julie Christensen moved and Supervisor David Campos seconded a motion to forward the transfer as a committee report to the Board of Supervisors. The committee agreed to move the item forward without objection. The committee’s action sends the application and the Police Department’s recommended conditions to the full Board for final consideration.
Next steps: The Board of Supervisors will consider the committee report at its next agenda; the police‑recommended conditions will be part of the record for any final decision.
