California considering making last call 4 am!!!

[Westheangelino]

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/lo...197993871.html

Bout damn time!!!!!!!!!!

[bluesoul]

let's celebrate by popping some poppers

[Jamie French]

Yay! MORE car accidents, bar fights and wife beatings that carry on into the wee hours of morn!

[Ms.Stepford]

Ah, fuck. It'll be two hours later before spend-happy drunk Californian guys who couldn't pick anyone up at the club come and see me on cam.

[BellaBellucci]

Karaoke 'til 4am? Gods, I hope not!

~BB~

[GroobyKrissy]

CA needs money.

[Westheangelino]

I sure will celebrate by popping some poppers! And groobykrissy is right: CA needs the revenue. This is mostly aimed at having L.A., SD, and SF compete with NYC and Vegas for tourism dollars. It will not apply to liquor stores, only to bars.

As far as car accidents and crime go, I'd have to look at stats from large cities with late drinking hours and similar transportation habits. However, my initial guess is that it wouldn't increase either and could possibly decrease both. Instead of having every drunk leave the bar at the same time to become a driver, criminal, or victim, perhaps it will be a more staggered (no pun intended) exodus. Maybe not. Guess we'll wait and see.

[Quiet Reflections]

I sure will celebrate by popping some poppers! And groobykrissy is right: CA needs the revenue. This is mostly aimed at having L.A., SD, and SF compete with NYC and Vegas for tourism dollars. It will not apply to liquor stores, only to bars.

As far as car accidents and crime go, I'd have to look at stats from large cities with late drinking hours and similar transportation habits. However, my initial guess is that it wouldn't increase either and could possibly decrease both. Instead of having every drunk leave the bar at the same time to become a driver, criminal, or victim, perhaps it will be a more staggered (no pun intended) exodus. Maybe not. Guess we'll wait and see.

I imagine late running cabs and bus routes will be far more popular.

[TSMichelleAustin]

I imagine late running cabs and bus routes will be far more popular.

What? LA has worst transit system, the last train I think is like 12:30 or 1a now, so I highly doubt they would make it late!

[housekeeper]

This is mostly aimed at having L.A., SD, and SF compete with NYC and Vegas for tourism dollars.

Other than Disneyland, what are the tourism incentives in the Los Angeles area?