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New Commission Takes Over Retail Permitting

SAN FRANCISCO-A new plan approved by city supervisors creates an Entertainment Commission that will change the way new bars and restaurants are opened and expedite the necessary permits.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on July 09, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO-San Francisco supervisors have approved a plan creating a new Entertainment Commission to take over permitting work that police do now, encouraging new businesses to open bars and restaurants in the city.

The approval sets the framework in place in the city’s Administrative Code to create a new commission relieving police of most licensing and permitting tasks for nightclubs, bars and restaurants.

Supervisor Gavin Newsom, a restaurateur and bar owner, says he supports the idea and believes it will raise revenues by granting quicker permits so that new businesses can secure their space and get going.

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