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Entertainment commission approves expanded programming for Jones at 620 Jones with tighter outdoor hours and event limits
Summary
After extensive resident testimony about low-frequency noise and sleep disruption, the San Francisco Entertainment Commission approved a modified permit allowing Jones to continue outdoor programming with new day/hour limits and a reduced number of higher-volume special events.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission on Feb. 3 approved a revised place-of-entertainment permit for Jones, the longstanding Tenderloin restaurant at 620 Jones Street, after extended public comment about noise and health effects from the venue’s outdoor programming.
Owner Jordan Langer and the Jones management team proposed narrower hours and new operational commitments during the hearing as a compromise to neighbors. Langer told the commission he and his partners had worked to reduce bass, reconfigure speaker arrays and invest in mitigation, and said residents have direct phone numbers for the management team. “People have my phone number,” he said.
Many neighbors told the commission the venue’s low-frequency…
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