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Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Petition Drive to Legalize Marijuana Approved

    When are we going to stop toking ballot initiatives?​Pot advocates are taking another stab at legalization with a proposed measure that would dictate pot growers be regulated in the same way as microbrewers and vintners. Home growers would be be left alone, sales would be taxed, and nobody would b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Could Board of Supervisors Yank Chris Daly's Liquor License?

    Are good times ahead at Daly's Dive?​Yesterday marked Chris Daly's official transfer from dealing with drunks and loonies in City Hall to dealing with them in his new bar. But City Hall may not be entirely in his rearview mirror. Some of Daly's soon-to-be former government colleagues wondered if t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    With Old Oak Beer Co., Local Beer Blogger Turns Brewmaster

    Old Oak Beer Co.​Old Oak Beer Co. is on course to be licensed by the ABC (Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) one of these days. Founded by Beer & Nosh blogger/beer dinner purveyor/beer porn photog Jesse Friedman ― along with partner Damian Fagan, whose design work already graces other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    New Hurdle for SF Politicos: Appease the Music Fans

    Joseph SchellArash Ghanadan is suing S.F. for false arrest and imprisonment after officers stormed a late-night party in SOMA.​Candidates vying for a San Francisco Board of Supervisors seat will face a brand-new challenge on the campaign trail this year: Placating local music fans and club owners ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Paradise Lounge Shuts Down For Two Weeks Due to Liquor License Suspension

    ​Soma nightclub Paradise Lounge has shuttered its doors for two weeks due to a temporary suspension of its liquor license, according to city officials and club employees. All events at Paradise Lounge this week and next are canceled, but the club at 1501 Folsom St. is due to reopen on September 6 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    We Still Have Entertainment Commission to Kick Around -- For Now

    Regulate this, Entertainment Commission...​The much-maligned Entertainment Commission isn't going to be scrapped immediately, despite growing  opposition to the group of appointees that regulates the city's nightclubs and other entertainment venues. That's what David Chiu, the president of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Entertainment Commissioner Says Raid of Latino Bar Not Tainted By Racism -- But Neighbors' Complaints Are

    ​The owner of SoMa's Club Caliente is gearing up to contest the first of a series of citations by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control following three busts in October and November for having underaged patrons in his bar. We wrote earlier this week about the club's allegations of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Club Caliente Owner Cries Racial Profiling As Cops Attempt to Revoke His Permit

    That your real ID, kid? ​The Entertainment Commission will review Club Caliente's entertainment permit at its meeting this afternoon after the SoMa bar was busted three times in recent months for having minors on the premises.The club's owner, Maurice Salinas, is alleging racial profiling, "intimi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    DNA Lounge Agrees to Suspension, Probation Over 'Lewdness' Charge

    ​A SoMa club has ostensibly reached a truce in its long and contentious engagement with a powerful state agency -- but, as cost, the music will be off for a little while. DNA Lounge representative Jamie Zawinski announced on the club's blog today that the besieged nightclub negotiated a settlement ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Snitch/ASD Exclusive: DNA Lounge Agrees to Suspension, Probation

    ​This just in from our sister site, The Snitch: After the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control cited the DNA Lounge for "lewdness" among other things last year, looks like they have finally reached a settlement that includes a 25 day suspension (during which the club will be closed - ... More >>

  • News

    July 15, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    ​This just in from our sister site, The Snitch: After the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control cited the DNA Lounge for "lewdness" among other things last year, looks like they have finally reached a settlement that includes a 25 day suspension (during which the club will be closed - ... More >>

  • Music

    May 27, 2009

    Outdated rules threaten the life of local all-ages clubs

    ​This just in from our sister site, The Snitch: After the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control cited the DNA Lounge for "lewdness" among other things last year, looks like they have finally reached a settlement that includes a 25 day suspension (during which the club will be closed - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    All-Ages Clubs Could Catch a Break from the ABC

    Arturo J. PaniaguaOver the weekend, the Chron reported that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) was allegedly going after all-ages clubs like Slim's, Bottom of the Hill, Cafe du Nord, and Great American Music Hall for reasons the clubs are calling unreasonable (i.e. totally unrelated ... More >>

  • News

    April 12, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from April 12, 2000

  • News

    February 24, 1999

    The Mission District Squeeze

    When can a repeat felon manipulate the police and fire departments to crush a law-abiding bar and restaurant? When the felon's a San Francisco pol, and the bar's on Mission Street.

  • Calendar

    March 19, 1997

    The Grid

    When can a repeat felon manipulate the police and fire departments to crush a law-abiding bar and restaurant? When the felon's a San Francisco pol, and the bar's on Mission Street.

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