Should bars be allowed to stay open until 4 a.m.?

Sacramento -- Restaurants, bars and nightclubs in California would be able to serve alcohol for two additional hours - until 4 a.m. - under a bill that has been proposed at the Capitol.

The measure, SB635 by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would allow cities and counties to petition state alcohol regulators to receive permission for the extended service and Leno said the bill would help California cities compete for tourism dollars that are lost to other cities that serve alcohol past 2 a.m.

"The bill offers cities an opportunity to create jobs, expand business and increase tax revenue," Leno said. "It imposes nothing on anybody; it merely authorizes the opportunity."

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