Good morning, City Desk readers. Some news:

OffSeventh has a message for Feinstein and Bennett, regarding extended bar hours for inauguration: "Stick to your states unless you are willing to pay for this whole thing." Edgar says, "I’m sick of these new arrivals trying to smear their smelly poop all over the most excellent party to [...]

DCist points to a load of confusion over the District's plans to extend drinking hours in the days leading up to the inauguration.
Here's what LL knows: This is not a done deal, and it looks likely that the 5 a.m. hour will change.
This morning, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham walked into the pre-legislative-session breakfast meeting [...]

Steinberg's got the memo.
Anyone who's been to a preseason game got any reports on the effectiveness of the new policy so far?
Here's another idea: Ban alcohol sales within the stadium and consumption outside the stadium. Last Redskins game I went to offered remarkably good arguments for such a policy—from the guys doing "Sean!" "Taylor!" call-and-response [...]