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Gonzalez Wants Training for Alcohol Servers in Bars, Restaurants

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Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez at Veterans Day parade. Photo by Chris Stone
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez at Veterans Day parade. Photo by Chris Stone

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, Friday called for passage of legislation to require “responsible-beverage-service training” for restaurant and bar workers who serve alcoholic drinks.

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Gonzalez discussed Assembly Bill 2121 — which she authored — at a news conference at UC San Diego, nine months after two UCSD medical students died and three others were seriously injured in a crash allegedly caused by a drunken driver.

“This is a tragedy that hit close to home for us in San Diego, and I’m honored to work with this strong community to do what we can to prevent this from happening again,” said Gonzalez. “AB 2121 is a simple way for all of us to work better together to keep our streets and communities safe.”

According to Gonzalez, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has a free and voluntary program that focuses on prevention and education for retail licensees, their employees and applicants. AB 2121 would make ABC- administered responsible beverage training mandatory statewide for anyone serving alcoholic beverages.

She said some local governments have made the training mandatory, as have 18 other states and the District of Columbia.

The May 16 crash killed Madison Cornwell, 23, and one of her passengers, 24-year-old Anne Li Baldock.

Prosecutors allege that a vehicle driven by an intoxicated Marine collided with their vehicle as he drove the wrong way on state Route 163.

The Marine, Jason Riley King, faces trial next month. He’s charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI.

Daniel Spinosa, a classmate of the victims, said: “Responsible beverage service training can’t bring back our brilliant, compassionate classmates, but it can prevent other communities from having to mourn the senseless loss of loved ones to drunk drivers.

“This bill will empower bartenders and servers to save lives,” Spinosa said. “We wish it had been law years ago.”

–City News Service

Gonzalez Wants Training for Alcohol Servers in Bars, Restaurants was last modified: February 20th, 2016 by Hoa Quach

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