Think Bay Area Nightlife Ends Early? That Could Be About to Change

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Ever had your late night revels ended abruptly by the bartender announcing last call just before 2 a.m. here in the Bay Area? If this strikes a chord, you’re not alone. California’s 2 a.m. last call frustrates a lot of people. KQED listener Tara Downey even gets a little embarrassed by it when out-of-town friends visit. “I have friends that live in New York, and so when they come back here it’s a little bit of a shock to them,” she explained. “They’re kind of like ‘OK, where do we go next?’ And… there’s not really an answer for that. We go home.” Now she wants to know why last call is so early in San Francisco compared to other big cities. Read the full web version: Think Bay Area Nightlife Ends Early? That Could Be About to Change Reported by Carly Severn. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Maggie Galloway, Robert Speight, Katie McMurran, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Additional support from Julie Caine, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Pat Yollin and David Weir. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org.

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0:00.0	From K-QED. Picture the scene. You're in a bar. The dance floor is hot. Your friends are
0:10.6	feeling loose and the DJ is finally hitting his stride.
0:17.0	And that's when you hear this.
0:20.0	Last call ladies and gentlemen, last call.
0:25.0	I have friends that live in New York, and so when they come back here, it's a little bit of a shock to them.
0:29.0	They're kind of like, okay, where do we go next, and and you know there's not really an answer for
0:33.6	that we go home this is Bay curious listener Tara I've noticed that we
0:38.6	haven't really adopted a late night scene and now Tara wants to know why does nightlife in San Francisco and so early compared to other big cities in the world?
0:48.0	Bars here stop serving alcohol at 2 a.m.
0:51.0	which is later than Maine or Rhode Island and most of Mississippi. But when you
0:56.9	look at New York where bars close at 4 a.m. or for that matter Las Vegas in New Orleans where they're open 24-7, it does make us
1:06.4	look a little square.
1:10.3	You're listening to Bay Curious. I'm Jessica Plauchek in for Olivia Allen Price.
1:14.6	Keep the tab open and we'll get started after this.
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1:42.0	Our listener Tara asked us to investigate why nightlife in San Francisco and the Bay Area in general
1:48.4	and so early. So to answer this question, we sent our resident cocktail connoisseur. I think
1:53.6	an enthusiast is probably more accurate. Okay cocktail enthusiast reporter
1:58.5	Carly Severn takes it from here.
2:03.0	Turns out that 2 a.m. last call is not just a Bay Area thing.
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