Proposed California bill would extend last call hours until 4am for struggling downtowns

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A radical of California lawmakers is pushing authorities to widen the past telephone astatine establishments that service intoxicant past 2 a.m.

Assemblymember Matt Haney and different lawmakers introduced AB 342 during a quality league successful downtown Los Angeles Monday morning. The extremity is to pull tourism and boost the hospitality concern successful downtown districts crossed the authorities that person been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The caller authorities would let section governments to make "Hospitality Zones" if they choose. It wouldn't beryllium required, but businesses successful cities that opt-in would past beryllium allowed to service intoxicant until 4 a.m. connected weekends and authorities holidays.

In bid for a metropolis to instrumentality these zones, its section authorities would request to see nationalist safety, transportation, availability of hotels, proximity to normal centers and areas, arsenic good arsenic walkability.

The measure would besides let the section governments to found "Special Events Hospitability Zones," which would beryllium successful spot for a maximum of 1 period for peculiar events similar euphony festivals, the upcoming World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics successful L.A.

A fewer years ago, lawmakers rejected a akin projected bill, which would've allowed extended barroom hours for 3 cities: Palm Springs, West Hollywood and San Francisco.