A new proposal is creating buzz in the Northern California town of Loomis, as city leaders consider bringing an Entertainment Zone to the heart of the community.<\/p>\n
The proposal, which would stretch from 3565 Taylor Road to 3790 Taylor Road, could transform the way people experience downtown, allowing visitors to legally enjoy alcohol outdoors.<\/p>\n
The concept comes from California Senate Bill 76, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2023, which allowed San Francisco to establish Entertainment Zones through local ordinances.<\/p>\n
Later legislation expanded the idea statewide, with cities like Sacramento implementing their own zones. Now, Loomis, northeast of Sacramento in Placer County, is exploring whether the concept could work in a smaller town.<\/p>\n
“It’s not about drinking and partying hard. It’s about connecting the businesses together,” said Nate Peters, owner of Gander Taphouse.<\/p>\n
The idea is drawing mixed reactions from locals. Some see it as a way to boost small businesses and community events.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s something that would really help out our businesses,” said Monica Nickel, who often visits downtown.<\/p>\n
Others worry about changing Loomis’ family-friendly feel.<\/p>\n
“My first thoughts were that it would increase the level of intoxicated individuals in our downtown area,” said Rachel Halverson, a Loomis resident of 17 years. “You don’t need to have an open container and walk place to place. I think we need to concentrate on places for our kids,” she added.<\/p>\n
Supporters say the zone could encourage more mingling and foot traffic downtown.<\/p>\n
“It’s nice that we do offer a lot of small family nights, and I think it would continue to promote that people might actually mingle around the whole town more and enjoy more businesses as well,” Nickel said.<\/p>\n
The town council has formed an Ad Hoc Committee with two members to develop an Entertainment Zone management plan and explore necessary code amendments.<\/p>\n
“The blueprint has been written. It’s not that hard to follow. There’s rules, there’s wristbands, there’s cups. We implement because we want this to be a safe and fun thing for families,” Peters said.<\/p>\n
While still in the early stages, the proposal is being taken seriously. The next few months will determine whether Loomis moves forward with its own Entertainment Zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new proposal is creating buzz in the Northern California town of Loomis, as city leaders consider bringing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[10289,10288,121,123,122],"class_list":["post-10995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-loomis","tag-placer-county","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}