California's Last Dry Town Has Growing Nightlife Scene

California's Last Dry Town Has Growing Nightlife Scene

From KQED's The California Report by KQED

April 10, 2026 · 11 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the transformation of Pacific Grove from a dry town to a vibrant nightlife destination, alongside political developments in California.

Pacific Grove or PG is no longer a dry town, although it upheld the Prohibition-era ban on booze into the 1960s—longer than any other city in California. Despite the sleepy reputation it earned, PG is now home to a growing nightlife scene. Reporter: Katie Brown, KAZU A California court has unsealed the warrants that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco used to seize hundreds of thousands of ballots in that county. The warrants raise questions as to whether the sheriff’s investigation was based on actual evidence of crimes. Reporter: Madison Aument, KVCR House Democrats are highlighting what they see as President Trump's attempts to undermine the November Election. They held a hearing in San Francisco on Thursday. Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Marisa Lagos

Topics covered

  • California
  • Nightlife
  • Prohibition
  • Politics
  • Elections

Keywords

  • Pacific Grove
  • dry town
  • nightlife scene
  • Prohibition-era
  • Riverside County
  • ballot seizure
  • Trump
  • November Election

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California, Pacific Grove, PG, Riverside County, San Francisco

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