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Planning Commission, January 15, 2026

Recommends approval: Alcohol Sales in Movie Theaters Planning Code Amendment, unanimous

3h 25m30,661 words
80 mentionsconditional usecommercialapprovedzoningland usehistoric preservationdeniedrezoningmixed useresidentialsetbackdensityindustrialtraffic studyadupublic hearingSan Francisco, CA
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How this board votes

The Planning Commission approved 86% of 59 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Gilbert Williams (10 of 65 recorded votes).

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What happened

On January 15, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Alcohol Sales in Movie Theaters Planning Code Amendment (unanimous).

The San Francisco Planning Commission approved three conditional use authorizations on 7-0 votes: a no-alcohol restaurant at 3034 24th Street (case 2025-002411CUA), demolition/reconstruction of a single-family home at 331 Shields Street (case 2025-002980CUA, with a $50,000 penalt…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Francisco, CA
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
January 15, 2026
Decisions
7 zoning decisions
Outcome
Recommends approval, unanimous
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

Projects in this meeting (3)

Alcohol Sales in Movie Theaters Planning Code

Recommended
4 conditions of approval
Open this project

3034 24th Street

Recommended
2 conditions of approval
Open this project

331 Shields Street

Recommended
3 conditions of approval
Open this project

Free sample: decision 1 of 7

Continuance of items 1, 2, 3, and 8

Items continued to 01/22/2026: case 2025-09847 CUA at 760 Bryant Street; case 2025-10671 PCA expansion of limited commercial uses; case 2024-05242 CUA at 2089 Ingalls Street; and item 8 election of officers.

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Key Decisions (7)

Continued

Continuance of items 1, 2, 3, and 8

Vote: unanimousMoved by Braun
Approved

Conditional Use Authorization at 3034 24th Street

Vote: unanimous2 conditions attachedMoved by Moore
Approved

Alcohol Sales in Movie Theaters Planning Code Amendment

Vote: unanimous4 conditions attachedMoved by Imperial
Approved

Conditional Use Authorization at 331 Shields Street

Vote: unanimous3 conditions attachedMoved by Braun
Other

Informational SB 423 Presentation - 555 Beale Street

Other

Informational SB 423 Presentation - 241 Dolores Street

Approved

Discretionary Review at 3725 Jackson Street

Vote: unanimousMoved by Moore

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Development Activity (5)

3034 24th Street Restaurant

Commercial

331 Shields Street Single-Family Reconstruction

Residential

555 Beale Street (Seawall Lot 330)

Residential

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Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

1,000,000 square feet of office space was leased to AI…

Housing Demand

A major developer reports the market is not supporting 40%…

Sentiment

The city is launching an 18-month process to unify the…

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Agenda results

12 conditional use permit

Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Braun3 conditions of approval

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Who spoke

44 distinct speakers; 25 identified names.

All speaker roles: 2 Clerk, 1 Chair, 8 Staff, 6 Commissioner, 16 Public, 7 Applicant, 3 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney.

Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 6 Commissioner, 7 Staff, 7 Applicant, 3 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney.

Speaker sample: Daniel Shabazz, Applicant.

24 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 6 Commissioner, 7 Staff, 3 Applicant Rep, 6 Applicant, 1 Attorney.

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Zoning terms (16)

80 recorded timestamps

  • conditional use (11 timestamps)
  • commercial (9 timestamps)
  • approved (5 timestamps)
  • zoning (8 timestamps)
  • land use (3 timestamps)
  • historic preservation (2 timestamps)

Decision moments (7)

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