Los Angeles Streamlines Alcohol Permit Process for Restaurants

A waitress takes customers' orders in the outdoor seating area of a restaurant in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2021. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Restaurants in Los Angeles will now be able to obtain a permit to sell alcohol faster under a new program the city created to help restaurants rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The city council on Feb. 9 approved the program, which has been in the works since 2020, lessening the cost and time it takes for employers to serve alcohol in their restaurants.