The L.A. Clippers' spiffy new home in Inglewood has the bells and whistles befitting a $2 billion venue — from boasting five basketball courts to the most leg room of any arena in the NBA to a promise of a frictionless experience at the parking lots and concessions.
But the Intuit Dome could also offer something no other venue in the state allows — the ability to serve alcohol in VIP suites until 4 a.m., thanks to a bill that's heading to Gov.
Gavin Newsom's desk. AB 3206 would "authorize alcoholic beverage sales to occur between 2 a.m.
and 4 a.m. upon the on-sale licensed premises operated in a fully enclosed arena with a seating capacity of at least 18,000 seats located in the City of Inglewood if specified conditions are met," according to the bill's language , which matches the description of the Intuit Dome.
The bill passed the state Legislature this week and is awaiting Newsom's signature. "Instead of authorizing an entire city or jurisdiction to allow after our alcohol sales, we're taking a venue-by-venue approach," said Terry Schanz, chief of staff to Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, who authored the bill. A handful of legislative efforts have failed to expand last call in the state, including one in 2022 to allow cities like West Hollywood to serve alcohol past 2 a.
m. Schanz said those failed attempts have prompted the "new approach" in this proposal. But the exclusivity of this exception is raising concerns.
"If you have an institution that's open that late, that m.
