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Commission Approves Castle SF Entertainment Permit, Limits Extended Hours Amid Ownership Dispute

San Francisco Entertainment Commission · August 5, 2025
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Summary

The San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved Castle SF’s place-of-entertainment and extended-hours permit while limiting after‑hours operation to Friday and Saturday nights into the following morning amid a pending ownership dispute and prior unpermitted activity.

The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted unanimously on Aug. 5 to grant a place-of-entertainment (POE) and extended-hours permit to Castle SF (550 15th Street) while limiting extended hours to Friday and Saturday nights into the following morning until 6 a.m.

The decision followed a contested hearing over documentary ownership and an unpermitted event at the venue in July. Staff presented the Castle application (EC 18-62) and said the submission met the documentary requirements under Municipal Police Code Article 15.10.60.3, even as a separate party submitted documents asserting a competing ownership claim.

At the hearing the applicant identified himself as Chris Shosnick and…

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