L.A. Says NO to 4 a.m. Last Call

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L.A. City Councilmember Koretz Hosts Press Event to Oppose SB 905

Residents of Los Angeles Will Not Be Lab Rats for Senator Wiener's 4 a.m. Bar Bill Experiment

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Aug 03, 2018, 08:00 ET

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA), Alcohol Justice, and Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz 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 – including Los Angeles - to extend alcohol sales to 4 a.m. 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 California's population to increased alcohol-related harm. The bill faces a final Assembly Appropriations Committee vote August 8, 2018.

What:	Press Event/Opposition Rally/Call to Action

When:	Monday, August 6, 2018, 10:00 AM

Where:	Los Angeles City Hall, Room 336 -- Rick Orlov Media Room, North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Who:	Speakers Include:
•	Kurtwood Smith, Actor, Activist, Los Angeles Resident (emcee)
•	Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember (CD 5). Los Angeles Resident
•	Scott Suckow, Executive Director American Liver Foundation Pacific Coast Division
•	Lynne Brown, Program Manager/Law Enforcement Liaison, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
•	Sarah Blanch, Director of the Westside Impact Coalition, Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance (LADAPA).
•	Dina Cruz, United Coalition Prevention Project East, Social Model Recovery Systems
•	Keith Nakamura, Co-Chair Mid-City West Neighborhood Council, Planning and Land Use Committee, Los Angeles Resident
•	Brenda Villanueva, Prevention Coordinator, Pueblo y Salud, Member of CAPA

Why:
•	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.
•	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.
•	According to California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), fatal DUI is a chronic, worsening problem for California.
•	The U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force found that every 2-hour increase in last-call times results in greater vehicle crash injuries and E.R. admissions. (Hahn et al., 2010)
•	There is no such thing as "local control" in alcohol policy. The harm from one city's decision to change last-call times splashes over every surrounding community.
•	California already suffers over 10,500 alcohol-related deaths and $34 billion in costs annually.

For More Information go to: https://alcoholpolicyalliance.org/ or https://alcoholjustice.org/

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