Activists vs. One Man’s Skee-Ball Arcade: How Red Tape Is Ruining San Francisco.
Joey Mucha is a three-time Skee-Ball national champion and the owner of Joey the Cat, an arcade rental, repair, and events company that he started in 2010 from his one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco. After winning some prize money, Mucha was able to purchase his own fleet of Skee-Ball machines and other arcade games. In 2014, he purchased a former car repair shop and turned it a private event space and a place for fixing broken arcade games.
In April of 2019, he decided to convert his space into a restaurant, bar, and arcade. His property was already zoned for this use, but despite following all applicable codes and regulations, Mucha still had to argue his case at a public Planning Commission hearing in November. His project was jeopardized by a process known as discretionary review, in which any member of the public, in exchange for a $600 fee, can ask San Francisco’s Planning Commission to hold a hearing to review building permits.
So far in 2019, the commission has publicly heard 91 requests for discretionary review. Since every building permit in the city is subject to this process, it can add significantly to the construction costs.
I wonder who he votes for?
Skee-Ball, very problematic, does each ball ask permission first before entering the hole?
Some things Mucha could do to grease the wheels;
Start wearing a dress.
Publicly proclaim that he likes watching soccer.
Make Thursdays “poop and shoot” night, half-priced drinks for all hobos and homeless.
Leak it to the press that he is a lovechild of Nancy Pelosi and Willie Brown (checking off both the gender and race boxes).
Starting a “Business” in a place regulated by multiple layers of socialist regulations, policies and practices
is like trying to draw on an inside straight with a
dealer marked deck.
“Unrealistic optimism” is too weak a description.
Mic drop @4:20, says it ALL.
Ouch…but those council members couldn’t give a shit, that went in one ear and out the other.
RACISM: “Anti Gentrification Group”
The Hispanic activist doesn’t want the white guy to open his business. Simple as that.
Did you listen to his excuses? “We don’t want kids walking by seeing these negative images.” –There aren’t any.
San Francisco is hanging itself by a noose made of red tape.