NOPNA

The North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association - San Francisco, California

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Liquor stores ordinance

From today's Chron...
Supervisors pass ordinance to fine lax liquor stores
San Francisco would have the power to fine liquor stores that attract criminal or nuisance activity, under legislation given final approval Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
The ordinance, sponsored by Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, provides for penalties up to $1,000 against owners whose stores attract drug dealing, prostitution or other neighborhood problems. Maxwell said the legislation is not intended to force the closure of any of the estimated 900 liquor stores in the city but rather to reinforce regulations already required of liquor store owners by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
"This is not about closing stores, colleagues," Maxwell said. "It's about neighborhoods and the people in them having more of a say in what goes on."
As was the case when the legislation was brought up for its first vote last week, Maxwell was forced again Tuesday to beat back an amendment reintroduced by Supervisor Fiona Ma. It would have weakened the legislation to say that store owners could be held responsible only for serious criminal activity or nuisances occurring inside their businesses.
As it is now, state law holds owners accountable for activity occurring within 20 feet of their storefronts, a provision now included as part of Maxwell's legislation. Ultimately, the board voted 8-1 to pass the ordinance, with Supervisors Sean Elsbernd dissenting and Gerardo Sandoval absent.
I assume you can call your local precinct to report unsavory activity - for Park Precinct the number is 553-0123.

2 Comments:

At 4:30 PM, Blogger Tys said...

(*&()*)&*()&%$%!!!!

this is the stupidest thing ever. So, now the corner store owner is responsible for what goes on outside on the sidewalk in front of his building?

Here's an idea for anyone in favor of this: go down to say, McAllister and Divis (SW corner) and stand there at 10:30 at night and 'take responsibility' for what happens on the sidewalk 20 feet past the store on Divis and 20 past the store on McAllister... and don't get beat up. Oh, and try and make friends with the community and not have a brick thrown at you. oh, and make a living.
Anyone in NOPNA ever have something happen in front of your house that wasn't legal? Now go pay a fine because you own that sidewalk.
sheesh.

 
At 7:53 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A better idea would be to not allow little liquor bottles to be sold by the stores. I get those empty bottles in front of my sidewalk tree all-the-time!

 

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