The owners of Sinbad's spent last week in San Francisco
Superior Court. They have been in an ongoing battle to keep their
40 year old bay-front restaurant afloat.
As we reported earlier, the Port of the City of San Francisco
wants to make room for a larger ferry terminal. So when
Sinbad's lease ran out, the City refused to renew it.
Sinbad's refused to leave, the City sent a notice of eviction,
and Sinbad's still refused to leave. Then Sinbad's sued the
City for allegedly acting in bad faith, and the City sued to evict
Sinbad's.
Last week, it came down to a jury trial to hear the City's
eviction case. Sinbad's lost.
I was able to speak with one of the jurors about how the jury
saw the case. He said the jury deliberated for nearly two days, and
they considered the long story of the Sinbad's eviction. The
jury learned about government agencies involved in the ferry
terminal expansion. It learned about the public hearing process and
how Sinbad's had belatedly and
