Why is it that Clubs and Resturants Close so Early in San Francisco, California?

Question

Besides having to abide by an old fasioned, rural kind of law, California state law that mandates clubs must stop serving alcohol by 2:00am, in most clubs the owners literally start "kicking out" the patrons at 1:30am, regardless of whether is a weekday or weekend and the exit scene is quite nasty. There is no current "entertainment district" in the City of San Francisco that would extend the hours of operations for clubs to remain open perhaps until 4:00am on weekends. If San Francisco is to compete for tourism in a global economy, then it should start enacting laws more open and less "structured" and begin evolving as a major city should be. It's a shame a citiy like San Francisco provides a image of not being flexible and accomodating to it's own citizens and to the thousands of tourists it receives from all corners of the world. SAN FRANCISCANS WAKE UP-

Answer 1

Yeah, I know! Coming from Europe, I was totally shocked with this discovery. What I find far more annoying is that it's nearly impossible to get decent food after 9 or 10 pm! All you can have is fast food. The better question is, what can be done about it? I didn't know it was a law. Sucks.

Answer 2

streets are dangerous later