Did someone tell them smokers aren't allowed?
Do you smoke while grocery shopping, clothes shopping, or other enclosed places where people gather too?
You managed to find one business in California with a population of over 35million and it happens to be a bowling alley (does anyone bowl anymore?) in the liberal college town of SLO where even drive-thru fast food restaurants aren't allowed.
Record Liquor License Applications in California
I read the article you provedided and it is not convincing in the least. The article shows that the population growth is the only acceptable way to issue new liscences in any new area. The additional applications is more a function of the population growth.