Committee recommends Bruno’s music‑venue liquor license to full Board

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Feb. 8 recommended that the full Board of Supervisors find that a Type 90 on‑sale general music‑venue liquor license for Bruno’s Management LLC at 2389 Mission Street would serve the public convenience or necessity.

SFPD’s ABC liaison told the committee that Bruno’s applied for a Type 90 license, that the site sits in a designated high‑crime and high‑saturation census tract, and that Alcoholic Beverage Control (ALU) recommends approval with conditions including a requirement that no noise be audible beyond the area controlled by the licensee, active monitoring to prevent loitering adjacent to the premises, and at least one state‑licensed uniformed security guard on duty whenever the venue provides entertainment.

David Villalobos, representing Bruno’s, described the venue as a long‑standing entertainment destination in the Mission and said prior licensing discussions had culminated in the current Type 90 application and a pending legacy business designation. There were no speakers from the public opposed to the application during the hearing.

Chair Stephanie moved that the clerk prepare a resolution with a positive recommendation to the Board. The motion carried unanimously in committee: Vice Chair Engadio/Guardio, Supervisor Dorsey and Chair Stephanie recorded “Aye.”

Next steps: the committee’s resolution and recommendation will be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors, which will consider the license on the Board agenda (the clerk said items acted on by the committee are expected to appear on the Board agenda on Feb. 27, 2024, unless otherwise stated). The approval here is a recommendation; final licensing authority and any additional conditions rest with the Board and licensing authorities.