{"id":63018,"date":"2018-08-03T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-l-a-says-no-to-4-a-m-last-call\/"},"modified":"2018-08-03T16:48:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T20:48:02","slug":"los-angeles-dice-no-a-extender-la-venta-de-alcohol-en-bares-hasta-las-4-de-la-manana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/los-angeles-dice-no-a-extender-la-venta-de-alcohol-en-bares-hasta-las-4-de-la-manana\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Says NO to 4 a.m. Last Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen3{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen6{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen4{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen5{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: LEFT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: TOP; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: LEFT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN RAFAEL, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 3, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alcoholpolicyalliance.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA)<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alcoholjustice.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alcohol Justice<\/a>, and Los Angeles City Councilmember <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.councilmemberpaulkoretz.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Paul Koretz<\/span><\/a> are partnering to host a press event to oppose SB 905 (Wiener). They will report on the city and statewide public health and safety threats the bill would create by allowing a patchwork quilt of cities \u2013 including <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> &#8211; to extend alcohol sales to <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 a.m.<\/span> If passed and signed into law by Governor Brown, SB 905 would launch a dangerous seven-city, five-year experiment that could expose over 76% of <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> population to increased alcohol-related harm. The bill faces a final Assembly Appropriations Committee vote <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 8, 2018<\/span>. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpga58dleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpga58dleft\" title=\"Alcohol Justice logo.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Alcohol Justice logo.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/147418\/alcohol_justice_logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable2a4c\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>What:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Press Event\/Opposition Rally\/Call to Action<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>When:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Monday, August 6, 2018, 10:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Where:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Los Angeles City Hall, Room 336 &#8212; Rick Orlov Media Room, North Spring Street, Los \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Angeles, CA 90012<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Who:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Speakers Include:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Kurtwood Smith, Actor, Activist, Los Angeles Resident (emcee) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember (CD 5). Los Angeles Resident <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Scott Suckow, Executive Director American Liver Foundation Pacific Coast Division <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Lynne Brown, Program Manager\/Law Enforcement Liaison, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Sarah Blanch, Director of the Westside Impact Coalition, Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance (LADAPA).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Dina Cruz, United Coalition Prevention Project East, Social Model Recovery Systems <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Keith Nakamura, Co-Chair Mid-City West Neighborhood Council, Planning and Land Use Committee, Los Angeles Resident <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Brenda Villanueva, Prevention Coordinator, Pueblo y Salud, Member of CAPA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Why:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Having failed to pass his 4 a.m. bar bill (SB 384) last year, State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) authored SB 905, a dangerous seven-city, five-year experiment to extend last call hours until 4 a.m. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">This bill, like three others that have stalled out in previous sessions, will spread alcohol overconsumption, loss of life, injury, and nuisance across the state. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ots.ca.gov\/Media_and_Research\/Publications_and_Reports\/doc\/CA_OTS_2017_Annual_Report.pdf\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS),<\/a> fatal DUI is a <u>chronic, worsening problem<\/u> for California. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3712516\/\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force<\/a> found that <u>every 2-hour increase in last-call times results in greater vehicle crash injuries and E.R. admissions<\/u>. (Hahn et al., 2010) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">There is no such thing as &#8220;local control&#8221; in alcohol policy. The harm from one city&#8217;s decision to change last-call times splashes over every surrounding community.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">\u2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alcoholjustice.org\/images\/reports\/reports-full\/LATE-NIGHT-THREAT-final.pdf\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">California already suffers over 10,500 alcohol-related deaths and $34 billion in costs annually.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For More Information go to: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alcoholpolicyalliance.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/alcoholpolicyalliance.org\/<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alcoholjustice.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/alcoholjustice.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>SB 905: REGISTERED OPPOSITION as of 6\/25<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Asian-American Drug Abuse Project, Inc. (AADAP)<br \/>ADAPT San Ramon Valley <br \/>Alcohol Justice <br \/>Alcohol Policy Panel of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego County<\/span><br \/>Barbary Coast Neighborhood Association<br \/>California Alcohol Policy Alliance<br \/><span class=\"xn-org\">California College<\/span> and University Police Chiefs Association <br \/>California Council for Alcohol Problems <br \/>Cambodian Association of America<br \/>CASA for Healthy Neighborhoods<br \/>Center for Human Development<br \/>Center for Open Recovery<br \/>Cesar Chavez Commemorative Committee of San Fernando Valley<br \/>Coalition for Drug Free Escondido<br \/>Coalition to Prevent Alcohol-Related Harms in LA Metro(COPALM)<br \/>Coastal Communities Drug-Free Coalition<br \/>Community Alliance for Drug Free Youth (CADFY)<br \/>Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse <br \/>County Behavioral Health Directors Association of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><br \/>County of <span class=\"xn-person\">Marin Board<\/span> of Supervisors<br \/>California Friday Night Live Partnership<br \/>Day One<br \/>Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Network of Southern CA<br \/>Health Officers Association of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><br \/>Institute for Public Strategies<br \/>Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance<br \/><span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> Police Protective League<br \/>Lutheran Office of Public Policy-California<br \/>Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.<br \/>Mothers Against Drunk Driving<br \/>Mountain Communities Coalition Against Substance Abuse<br \/>National Asian Pacific Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA)<br \/>National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse <br \/>National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence <br \/>National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence \u2013 San Fernando Valley<br \/>North Coastal Prevention Coalition<br \/>National Liquor Law Enforcement Association <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">One East Palo Alto<\/span><br \/>Pacoima Urban Village<br \/>PARTS <span class=\"xn-location\">Salinas<\/span><br \/>Partnership for Positive Pomona<br \/>Peace Officers Association of <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span> (POALAC)<br \/>Project SAFER Educational Foundation <br \/>Pueblo y Salud, Inc.<br \/>Reach Out Against Drugs El Segunda<br \/>Rethinking Alcohol and other Drugs <br \/>San Diegans for Safe Neighborhoods <br \/><span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span> Police Chiefs&#8217; and Sheriff&#8217;s Association<br \/>San Marcos Prevention Coalition<br \/>SF Prevention Coalition<br \/><span class=\"xn-location\">Sonoma County<\/span> Board of Supervisors<br \/>Tarzana Treatment Centers<br \/>The Wall Las Memorias Project<br \/>United Coalition East Prevention Project (UCEPP)<br \/>United Neighborhoods for <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span><br \/>Wellness &amp; Prevention CenterSan Clemente <br \/>West County Alcohol &amp; Marijuana Prescription Drug Coalition (AMPD)<br \/>West Hollywood Project<br \/>Westside Impact Coalition<br \/>Youth Leadership Institute (YLI)<br \/>Thousands of letters from the public <\/p>\n<p><b><i>Take Action here: <\/i><\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alcoholjustice.org\/stop-4am\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>https:\/\/alcoholjustice.org\/stop-4am<\/b><\/a><b><i> to tell the Assembly Appropriations Committee to STOP SB 905. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTablea0ba\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>CONTACT:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Michael Scippa 415 548-0492<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jorge Castillo 213 840-3336<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Alison Simard 213-473-7467<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/147418\/alcohol_justice_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/147418\/alcohol_justice_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Alcohol Justice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN RAFAEL, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 3, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alcoholpolicyalliance.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA)<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alcoholjustice.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alcohol Justice<\/a>, and Los Angeles City Councilmember <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.councilmemberpaulkoretz.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Paul Koretz<\/span><\/a> are partnering to host a press event to oppose SB 905&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gobierno-y-politica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}