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Help Prevent DUIs and Underage Drinking by Checking Identifications This Holiday Season
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) asks ABC-licensees to help prevent DUIs and check identifications closely to prevent underage drinking during the 2025 holiday season. If your holiday celebrations involve alcohol, planning for a sober ride home must be…
read moreABC Awarded Grant to Reduce Underage Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harm in California
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced today it has been awarded a $3 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to reduce underage drinking and increase…
read moreABC Asks Licensees and the Public to Work Together to Prevent DUIs this Thanksgiving Weekend
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) encourages ABC licensees to check identifications closely to prevent underage drinking and to not serve obviously intoxicated customers this Thanksgiving weekend…
read moreABC Encourages the Public to Celebrate Halloween Responsibly
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) reminds licensees and the public to be safe this Halloween by working together to reduce drunk driving…
read moreABC Observes National Teen Driver Safety Week
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), in partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
read moreABC Marks One Year of Illegal Hemp Product Enforcement at Licensed Locations
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is marking one year of identifying and removing illegal hemp products from ABC-licensed locations in the state. The Department has been enforcing an emergency regulation published by the California…
read moreABC TRACE Investigation Ends in Lengthy Suspension for Riverside Restaurant for Furnishing Alcohol to Woman Killed on 91 Freeway
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) on Oct. 2 suspended the license of El Patron Downtown Riverside restaurant (3204 Mission Inn Ave.), prohibiting alcohol sales for 45 days. The disciplinary action comes after ABC found a manager knowingly…
read moreABC Posts 90-Day Suspension at Third Street Tavern in Highland Following Gambling, Narcotics Investigation
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) posted a 90-day suspension at Third Street Tavern located at 26998 3rd Street in Highland on Aug. 21. Alcohol sales are prohibited and will not be allowed until the 90-day suspension has…
read moreABC Asks the Public and Licensees to Celebrate Responsibly this Labor Day Weekend
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) reminds Californians to include a designated sober driver or rideshare service in their Labor Day weekend plans if they will be drinking. “Our agents will be out this holiday weekend to help keep…
read moreABC Announces New Liquor License Authorizations
Paul Tupy, Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), announced authorization for the issuance of new on-sale general and off-sale general licenses and authorization for the intercounty transfer of on-sale general and off-sale general licenses…
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