MD Market relocation and alcohol sales on Sebastopol Road
Santa Rosa
Summary
A neighborhood grocery wants to sell beer, wine and spirits and stay open until midnight in a former Kelly-Moore paint store on Guerneville Road. Neighbors worry about crime and late-night nuisance; police data shows the area is mid-range for crime, and commissioners decided an active, lit, managed store beats a vacant one.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Jun 25, 2026.
Impact analysis
Activates a vacant commercial building; neighbors worry about added policing costs if late-night problems arise.
Nearby residents gaining a neighborhood grocery with SNAP acceptance, and the property owner of the vacant building.
Neighboring professional offices and apartment residents concerned about late-night alcohol sales and nuisance activity.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission — June 25, 2026
MD Market is moving into the long-vacant former O'Reilly Auto Parts building at Sebastopol and Stony Point, with beer and wine sales and 6 a.m. to midnight hours. The old market site may eventually become housing, which could add homes along the Roseland corridor.
Planning Commission — March 12, 2026
A neighborhood grocery wants to sell beer, wine and spirits and stay open until midnight in a former Kelly-Moore paint store on Guerneville Road. Neighbors worry about crime and late-night nuisance; police data shows the area is mid-range for crime, and commissioners decided an active, lit, managed store beats a vacant one.
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