Committee recommends sending Pink House by the Bay liquor-license transfer to full Board with positive recommendation

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted on Jan. 25, 2024 to prepare a resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors approve a person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license for Pink House by the Bay LLC, which operates at 800 Bay Street.

Supervisor Catherine Stephanie, chair of the committee, called the item and moved that the clerk prepare a resolution finding the transfer would "serve the public convenience or necessity" and forward it to the full Board with a positive recommendation. The motion was approved by voice vote; Vice Chair in Gardio and Chair Stephanie recorded aye votes and Member Matt Dorsey was excused.

Officer Salmasen of the SFPD ABC liaison unit presented the department's report. "Pink House by the Bay has applied for a type, 20 license and if approved this would allow them to operate an off sale beer and wine premise," Salmasen said, adding, "I have 0 letters of protest, 0 letters of support." Salmasen told the committee the location is listed as Plot 106, "which is considered high crime," and is in "Census Tract 10202, which is high saturation," but that Central Station "has no opposition."

The Alcohol Licensing Unit (ALU) recommended approval with a condition. As stated to the committee, the petitioner "shall actively monitor the area under their control in an effort to prevent the loitering of persons on any property adjacent to the [license] premise as depicted on ABC 253." No members of the public spoke on the item during the chamber's public comment period.

Clerk John Carroll told the committee that items acted upon at this meeting are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda on Feb. 6, 2024, unless otherwise stated. After the vote on the resolution-preparation motion, the committee had no further business and adjourned.

Votes at a glance: The committee recorded two aye votes (Vice Chair in Gardio; Chair Catherine Stephanie) and excused Member Matt Dorsey. The clerk recorded that the resolution would be sent to the full Board with a positive recommendation.