A second San Francisco underground nightclub was shut down Thursday for violating a public health that requires all bars and nightclubs to remain closed in an effort to slow Covid-19 spread, city officials announced Friday.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera was able to secure a civil inspection and abate warrant Thursday to close the illegal operation. That same afternoon, the San Francisco Police Department’s Tactical Unit and officers from the Bayview station executed the warrant at 1610 Armstrong Ave.
Police confiscated four gambling machines, a pool table, a fog machine, DJ equipment, 50 barstools and other nightclub-related items, according to The City’s Attorney’s Office.
Herrera said in a statement that nightclubs operating illegally during the pandemic endanger people’s lives.
Herrera said:
“Our focus right now is on removing the immediate threat to public health. We are going to use every tool at our disposal, including these types of civil warrants, to shut down illegal clubs and protect public health during this pandemic.”
Investigators for the City Attorney’s Office monitored the nightclub on June 26 and June 27 and witnessed multiple people entering and leaving the industrial building. Loud music could also be heard from outside the building.
The investigation linked operators of the Armstrong Avenue nightclub to another illegal operation at 2266 Shafter Ave., which was discovered in April and also shut down on execution of a warrant.
Both buildings had been rented by Mariano Pena, also known as Mariano Pena Lezama, apparently used by a cleaning company called Bay Area Pinnacle Cleaning, LLC, the City Attorney’s Office said.
Criminal charges will be decided by the District Attorney’s Office.
Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation and occasionally City Hall and the Mayor's Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold previously wrote for the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization. When not reporting, you can find Jerold taking Muni to check out new places to eat in the city.
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