#event-permit

#event-permit

The legal market in California, despite being 10 years legal, is still less than 40% of the cannabis consumed in this state so we are still fighting every day against folks that are unregulated, they're untaxed, and we don't know the safety of their products.

To get a marriage license in New York City, couples can use Project Cupid online or schedule an in-person appointment, costing $35 plus a $25 fee. The license must be held for 24 hours before the ceremony and is valid for 60 days.

Duboce ParkJam is a free event sponsored by Friends of Duboce Park, encouraging attendees to bring blankets, chairs, and picnics for an enjoyable afternoon of music.

Magoo ain't your grandpappy's bluegrass. The progressive quartet out of Denver honors the timeless roots of the tradition while adventuring into new territory.

It's like, 'Ok, where? Who do we call? What do you mean?' said Batan, of the Queensboro Dance Festival, which puts on free dance performances, parties, and classes 30 to 40 times each summer. Batan compares the city's complex permitting process - which features an alphabet-soup array of agencies and offices that set guidelines for everything from block parties and street festivals to the use of stages, tents, and speakers - to 'avoiding a bunch of trap doors.'

Clearly, we'll have to move fast. It actually is a more controlled way of ensuring that small businesses can take advantage of the World Cup coming to New York City.

If you've got Monday off, get a head start on festivities honoring the Year of the Horse. Dig into Chinese cuisine at Empress by Boon, get lucky at Graton Resort and Casino, and party at Thrive City. Save some room for Fat Tuesday celebrations in the Mission and Bayview. It's also the return of Noise Pop, SF Beer Week, and the Black Choreographers Festival in case you need another reason to celebrate.

Explore Southern Thai-Burmese fusion when James Beard Award-nominated and Michelin-recognized chef Arnold Myint takes up two-week residency at the Lazeaway Club to share recipes from his new cookbook; through Sunday February 15th. // Lazeaway Club, The Flamingo Resort and Spa, 2777 4th St. (Santa Rosa);reservations at opentable.com Keep up with more independedent flicks at the SF Indie Fest screening of Before the Call, which follows a Korean American who returns to Seoul and chooses to enlist in a search for what it means to belong;

It's no surprise that drones are banned from the Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium, but that ban has also been curiously extended to SF venues like the Ferry Building, the Moscone Center, and even Grace Cathedral. If you have nothing but contempt for drones and the people who fly them over public spaces, next week will be one of your most wonderful weeks of the year.

Today, the concert ticketing industry is broken. It is controlled by Live Nation and the company it owns, Ticketmaster. According to DOJ estimates cited in court, Live Nation-Ticketmaster holds an 86% market share in primary ticketing for major concert venues and a significant share in the use of large amphitheaters by artists. The government argues this dominance wasn't built on superior service. It was constructed through what prosecutors describe as a "flywheel" - a self-reinforcing system where control over venues, ticketing technology, and artist promotion creates an ecosystem that competitors cannot meaningfully penetrate.

It hosts mostly corporate events and banquets, but also played host to those Zedd, Noah Kahan, and The Chainsmokers concerts during last year's NBA All-Star Game Weekend, and the Grahame Lesh & Friends afterparty shows during the Dead & Company concerts in August. And on an unrelated note, Coachella festival promoter Goldenvoice has been throwing the EDM-heavy Portola festival down at Pier 80 since 2022, plus they added a Skrillex and Four Tet show at the same location the night before this past New Year's Eve.