March 2, 2026 Assembly Select Committee on Downtown Recovery

Select Committee on Downtown Recovery, California State Assembly · March 2, 2026

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Call to order and hearing purpose

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Chair Assemblymember Matt Haney called the hearing to order and framed the committee's charge: how state policy can help California downtowns recover after the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting nightlife and the nighttime economy.

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The California State Assembly Select Committee on Downtown Recovery held a hearing on using nightlife and the broader nighttime economy to revitalize downtowns, hear from venue operators and city/nighttime officials, and consider policy tools such as entertainment zones, liquor-licensing reforms and flexible hours. Witnesses from San Francisco, Philadelphia, London, New York and academia described economic impacts, governance models and safety/transportation considerations.

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