Complicating the situation at Pink Diamonds is that the club pays rent to, and is partly owned by, Entertainment Commissioner Terrance Alan. The Entertainment Commission is responsible for managing nightclub permits, but Pink Diamonds has never sought such permits. Alan himself is active in a number of Tenderloin neighborhood organizations.
Zamora said she was not sure yet whether he would be named in the small-claims actions. "It creates difficulties, because there are relationships, and now they're obviously strained relationships," Zamora said. She said she had been aware Alan owned the building that houses the club, but only learned that he was the club's co-owner in this week's SF Weekly cover story.
"Right now we have no tools, no remedies," Zamora said. "We have to make a statement, and the neighborhood has to stand up."
