Newsom also says the state is “getting out of the way” if cities and counties would like to continue shared spaces, although the question of whether parklets will be a permanent fixture in San Francisco is a more complicated issue that’s still up for a predictably contentious local debate.
To-Go Cocktails Could Be Here to Stay - Just Not From Your Favorite Dive Bar There was also no set end date for this temporary suspension the ABC simply said “until further notice,” leaving bar owners with a certain amount of anxiety as we’ve moved into reopening. The measure has been helpful, although bars that don’t serve food scrambled to find food partners in order to meet that sticky requirement. For the past year, restaurants and bars have been allowed to sell to-go wine, beer, and cocktails, provided they’re in a container with a secure lid and also served with food. Today’s announcement should be reassuring news, at least for the next six months and allows more time for permanent legislation to be approved.Ĭalifornia’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) temporarily approved cocktails-to-go in March of 2020, easing the rules around cocktails for takeout and delivery. Restaurants and bars have spent thousands of dollars building out parklets, stacking up takeout containers, and trial-and-erroring different business models during the pandemic, and they’re now eager to keep ringing in drink tabs to recover from lost sales. With California fully reopening for business less than two weeks away on June 15, many restaurants and bars have been left wondering about the finer details, including when these kinds of temporary emergency measures might expire. “ … parklets have saved bars and restaurants through the pandemic, and they have revitalized neighborhoods, and we want to keep that going for years and years.” Normal was never good enough,” Newsom said. Regrettably, the governor did not throw back any margs, but he did announce some good news, in that he’s extending a couple of temporary emergency orders that were made at the beginning of the pandemic to allow more time for a couple of bills to keep moving through the state legislature.
Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor London Breed held a press conference together at Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant, that multigenerational margarita institution in the Richmond. Governor Gavin Newsom announced today, June 3, that California will allow restaurants and bars to continue selling to-go cocktails, as well as alcohol in parklets, at least through the end of the year.
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