Extending Last Call to 4 a.m. – What Potential California Nightlife Rule Changes Mean to a Hospitality Expert

California is currently in the process of examining the extension last call at bars from 2 a.m.to 4 a.m. under the bill “Let Our Communities Adjust Late-night” (LOCAL Act). This will undoubtedly impact not only local patrons and LA visitors, but the city’s nightlife and hospitality industry as a whole. As Chief Consultant and owner of FE Design & Consulting in Los Angeles, my team and I have helped many entrepreneurs and small business owners open their bars, restaurants and nightclubs, navigating them through the red tape of this industry. With the LOCAL Act heading to the state assembly, it’s important to know what the bill entails, who would benefit, implications and more.

The LOCAL Act, under the Senate Bill 384, would allow but not require local communities to extend alcohol sales hours in bars and restaurants to as late as 4 a.m. You may think this is not a big difference, but in an international city like Los Angeles, it’s a huge deal. Other major metropolitan cities…