Committee recommends Molly Stones liquor-license transfer at 1600 Jackson to full Board

The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on July 8 voted to send a resolution to the full Board of Supervisors recommending approval of a Type 21 off‑sale general liquor license transfer to Albaco Inc. for Molly Stones Market at 1600 Jackson Street.

Officer Salmonson of the San Francisco Police Department’s Alcohol Liaison Unit told the committee the proposal has 0 letters of protest and 0 letters of support, is in Plot 528 (a high‑crime area) and in a census tract the city considers high‑saturation for alcohol licenses. Northern Station raised no opposition. The ALU recommended approval with a condition that the petitioner “actively monitor the area under their control in an effort to prevent loitering of persons on any property adjacent to the licensed premise,” and said the applicant had agreed to that condition as of Feb. 5.

John Kevlin, representing Molly Stones, said the request is standard for a full grocery store and that the proposed store would be the only full grocery with a liquor license in that census tract. “The liquor license meets the public necessity and convenience requirement,” Kevlin told the committee, adding that Molly Stones is a locally owned grocer with many union employees.

Chair Supervisor Gordon Marr moved to direct the clerk to prepare a resolution finding the transfer would serve the public convenience and necessity and to forward it with a positive recommendation. The committee recorded three ayes (Vice Chair Supervisor Stephanie: Aye; Member Safaie: Aye; Chair Marr: Aye), and the item will go to the Board of Supervisors’ July 20 agenda.

The ALU condition and the petitioner’s agreement to monitor adjacent property are part of the record; the committee did not hear public callers on the item during the hearing.

The next step is the full Board of Supervisors’ consideration, where the transfer will be considered alongside any additional public comment or filed protests.