ABC Priority Registration Drawings in 2024

During the period of September 9-20, 2024, ABC offices will accept applications for priority licenses in eligible counties and Type 87 licenses in San Francisco County. Check the announcements here for a list of counties and the number of available licenses. Priority drawings will be held the week of October 21, 2024, for...

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REQUIRED – Alcohol Certification Course

REQUIRED AUGUST 31, 2022, all servers and managers who handle alcohol in California to obtain a RBS certificate. This Bill’s intent is to educate food service employees on how alcohol influences behavior, to outline legal issues that may arise in an alcohol-related incident, and to teach methods to identify signs...

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Beware of Delivery Decoys!

The following Industry Advisory was received via the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, June 5th, 2020. Delivery Minor Decoy Requirements Industry Advisory This Industry Advisory supplements the Department’s Industry Advisory on Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages that was issued on April 30, 2020, and...

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Commercial Leasing in Crisis

As business owners and landlords consider next steps during this crisis, one of the first actions they take should be reviewing key aspects of their commercial leases. Within some commercial leases are provisions which create exceptions to performance under the lease, including the demand for continuous operation or...

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COVID-19 ABC Guidelines Based on License Type

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has suspended enforcement of specific legal prohibitions to assist California’s alcoholic beverage industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC released a Notice of Regulatory Relief on March 19, 2020 to help licensees with economic challenges brought on by the spread of...

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Will COVID-19 be covered by Business Interruption Insurance?

As businesses are suffering due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many are wondering will my insurance coverage help to cushion the blow to revenue loss? While many business insurance policies cover business interruptions, a significant number of the policies exclude compensation for communicable disease outbreaks. This was a change...

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