Nine months after San Francisco officials cleared the way for gay bathhouses to resume operations in the city, proprietors reportedly want to open such a business near the leather-themed Eagle Plaza parklet in the South of Market neighborhood.
But their doing so requires city leaders changing the zoning in the area. Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman disclosed the issues the bathhouse proprietor is facing during the Castro Merchants Association meeting September 2.
He announced his intention of increasing the number of places in San Francisco where bathhouses, as well as bars, would be permitted.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Mandelman spearheaded the legislative drive to once again legalize traditional gay