Board of Appeals, May 20, 2026
Denies Appeal 25-059 - Richmond Serenity Spa massage permit revocation, 3446 Balboa Street, 3-0
How this board votes
The Board of Appeals approved 31% of 16 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jose Lopez (1 of 14 recorded votes).
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The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied two appeals on 5-0 votes. The board denied appeal 26-019 by the North Beach Tenants Committee against an emergency demolition permit (2026-0327-8418) for 659 Union Street (the Verdi building), allowing Powell Partners LLC to demolish the…
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 3-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Adoption of April 29, 2026 minutes as amended
Minutes adopted as amended to correct law firm name (Mitzel Group, not Mitchell Group) and modify a disclosure sentence regarding Vice President Soroyan. Vote 5-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied two appeals on 5-0 votes. The board denied appeal 26-019 by the North Beach Tenants Committee against an emergency demolition permit (2026-0327-8418) for 659 Union Street (the Verdi building), allowing Powell Partners LLC to demolish the…
Key Decisions (4)
Adoption of April 29, 2026 minutes as amended
Continuance of appeal 26-020 (Homestead Street utility undergrounding)
Appeal 25-059 - Richmond Serenity Spa massage permit revocation, 3446 Balboa Street
Appeal 26-019 - Demolition permit for 659 Union Street (Verdi building)
Development Activity (2)
659 Union Street redevelopment (Verdi building)
Residential
Union Street sewer and street paving project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Multiple speakers and the District 3 supervisor emphasized North Beach…
Infrastructure
DPW's Union Street paving and sewer project (construction early 2027,…
Sentiment
Strong community opposition to a proposed 10-story tower replacing the…
Commercial Demand
Persistent enforcement challenges around massage establishments in San Francisco (159+…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, a councilmember, 3 commissioners, 3 staff members, the clerk, 2 attorneys, the applicant, 2 applicant's representatives, 2 witnesses, and a member of the public.
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