Proposed Bill Seeks To Help Cities Make Problem Liquor Stores A Thing Of The Past

Assemblywoman Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) and Oakland City Attorney John Russo announced efforts yesterday to move legislation in Sacramento to provide city governments with the tools to rid themselves of problem liquor stores.

The proposal, covered in an San Francisco Chronicle story would allow cities to buy back the liquor licenses of stores deemed to be problems or nuisances and magnets for criminal activity.