San Francisco’s Inaugural Oktoberfest Celebrates New Entertainment Zone, Stokes Economic Hopes

San Francisco’s Oktoberfest celebration on Front Street made a splash as the inaugural event in the state’s freshly minted ‘Entertainment Zone’ concept. The event, which took place yesterday, allowed participants to meander with their frothy beverages between California and Market streets, an opportunity a recent legislative development made possible, per NBC Bay Area. The bill in question, Senate Bill 76, has effectively recalibrated the city’s traditional regulations on alcohol consumption in public spaces, making it possible for attendees to carry drinks outside the confines of individual bars.

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