Hospitality-rich areas of San Francisco’s struggling downtown could get a boost with the issuance of 20 more liquor licenses, according to recently proposed California legislation championed by local lawmakers.

A new state-level proposal on liquor licenses could pave the way for a flurry of new bar and restaurant upstarts in downtown San Francisco. SB 395, authored by State Sen. Scott Wiener and sponsored by Mayor Daniel Lurie,

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State legislation to add new liquor licenses in downtown San Francisco will increase momentum to the city’s economic recovery, lawmakers hope.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie touted new legislation from Sen. Scott Wiener that would make 20 additional face-value liquor licenses available in a new “hospitality zone.”

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State Senate Bill 395, proposed by Sen. Scott Weiner and sponsored by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, could spur more bars and restaurants downtown by adding up to 20 new liquor licenses to the expensive and population-limited supply.

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San Francisco leaders are hoping more restaurants and bars in the city's struggling tourist areas will help lead downtown's recovery. Driving the news: Sen. Scott Wiener on Tuesday announced legislation that would create 20 new "low-cost" liquor licenses for hospitality zones in downtown SF around areas like the Moscone Center,