Was a 3 a.m. Last Call For Alcohol Potential For Mayhem or a Cash Cow? - Eater LA
"Part of what tanked (SB 58) was partisanship and districting. It seemed to favor certain areas (in California). It's disappointing, and it would've given us a world class late nightlife like Tokyo, Vegas, and the Middle East. Eventually, it will pass but it needs to play less favorites. Clearly we were biased towards its success. We are limited and close when we're busiest. It's just crazy when people down drinks before 1:30 and there's big flood on the streets. I think people and businesses would've staggered their hours. It would've been a positive against drunk driving, and encouraged people to spread out the evening and not drive. The reality of the current drinker [is that] no one is driving anymore. We have a 60-space parking lot that rarely gets used. We wouldn't want to over-serve everyone, but would've figured out what worked with later hours. Having government step away and give us more freedom to be more looser in regulations would've been good, and the economic boom. It would've helped increase our sales." - Mona Holmes
