As anticipated, the Planning Commission has rejected the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's bid for conditional use authorization to relocate its pharmacy to join the AHF health clinic at 518 Castro St. 

The Bay Area Reporter reported on Thursday that a 4-1 vote officially put the kibosh on the plan; at its hearing earlier in January, the commission noted community concerns over the activation of Castro Street retail space. 

The delay in the decision was ostensibly to give AHF time to answer how they would activate the space other than as a pharmacy, but no AHF representatives addressed the commission on Thursday. 

According to the BAR, AHF can continue to pursue the matter by appealing the commission’s decision to the Board of Supervisors, or reviving its earlier lawsuit against the city.