Will South L.A. Liquor Stores Be Rebuilt? Home Edition
The liquor stores had come to stand for much of what was ugly in this city: the spreading crime and decay, the poverty and powerlessness of communities, the seemingly insurmountable cultural barriers that often turned one group against another. They spawned a litany of grim images over the years: gr...
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| Published in | The Los Angeles times |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Los Angeles, Calif
Los Angeles Times Communications LLC
10.05.1992
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| Summary: | The liquor stores had come to stand for much of what was ugly in this city: the spreading crime and decay, the poverty and powerlessness of communities, the seemingly insurmountable cultural barriers that often turned one group against another. They spawned a litany of grim images over the years: groups of unemployed men drinking cheap liquor on street corners, angry community boycotts, and customers and shop owners dying in a seemingly endless series of shootouts. City Councilwoman Rita Walters has proposed a change in state law restricting liquor stores in areas where there are already too many. She has also proposed requiring the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to obtain approval from local officials before licensing new liquor outlets. The deregulation of liquor prices in 1978, which made operating a liquor store even more tenuous than before, sparked a new round of selling-this time to the growing group of Korean immigrants. |
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| ISSN: | 0458-3035 |