KQED Radio
KQED Newssee more
Latest Newscasts:KQEDNPR
Player Sponsored By
upper waypoint

New Bill Would Push Last Call for Alcohol Back Two Hours in California

22:40
at
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Russian River Brewing Company customers clink their glasses in Santa Rosa, California.  (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

State Senator Scott Wiener introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow bars, clubs and restaurants in California to serve alcohol until 4 a.m. The current cutoff time of 2 a.m. has been a longtime source of frustration for nightlife advocates, who say the rules disadvantage San Francisco against cities like New York, Chicago and Las Vegas. But critics of similar bills in the past have expressed concern about noise, and law enforcement officials have said that extended drinking hours could lead to more drunk driving. We discuss the proposed bill and hear from both sides.

Guests:

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Ali Velshi on the ‘Small Acts of Courage’ That Define His Family’s Inheritance and His JournalismThe Uncertain Future of Iconic, Battered, Highway 1What Makes a Burrito…a Burrito?Gary Shteyngart on a Lonely Week on the World’s Largest Cruise ShipIs Hollywood’s New ‘Magical, Colorblind Past’ a Good Thing?House GOP Targets Berkeley Schools in Antisemitism HearingIllia Ponomarenko on Reporting From Ukraine’s Front LinesLookout Santa Cruz Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Its Storm CoverageAmor Towles on his New Short Story Collection 'Table for Two'SFMOMA’s New Collaboration with Artists with Disabilities