101 liquor licenses available or in transfer in Alameda County

• DONA TOMAS LLC — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00605216)
• KISSEL — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00627897)
• TIP TOP LIQUOR — BERKELEY (Type 21, file 00663458)
• NELA'S — PLEASANTON (Type 47, file 00665664)
• HELLA BEES — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00660877)
• PRIME NOW LLC; AMAZON FRESH — SAN LEANDRO (Type 21, file 00660343)
• STATE MARKET AND LIQUOR — OAKLAND (Type 21, file 00657806)
• MLK CAFE — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00669649)
• YETI MARKET — BERKELEY (Type 21, file 00668882)
• ENSSARO ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00670588)
• FOODMAXX 417 — OAKLAND (Type 21, file 00667907)
• MR LIQUOR LAKE MERRITT INC — OAKLAND (Type 21, file 00666664)
• CURLYS PLACE — HAYWARD (Type 48, file 00670624)
• BAR SKULA — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00670631)
• EZELL JANET — OAKLAND (Type 48, file 00667293)
• MUSE — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00667619)
• CLUB CENTENARIO OAKLAND — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00667642)
• DOG HAUS — BERKELEY (Type 47, file 00671315)
• JOHNNY'S LOUNGE — FREMONT (Type 48, file 00668378)
• TA'CON TODO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD — LIVERMORE (Type 47, file 00669802)
• RANDYS MARKET — EMERYVILLE (Type 21, file 00669028)
• CVS PHARMACY STORE 9130 — OAKLAND (Type 21, file 00567697)
• GEORGE KAYES — OAKLAND (Type 48, file 00539771)
• INTERNATIONAL TAPAS — OAKLAND (Type 47, file 00609657)
• MAVERICK'S THE DRAFT SPORTS BAR — PLEASANTON (Type 47, file 00629188)

A full on-sale general (Type 47/48) liquor license in Alameda County trades on the secondary market — typically $50,000 to $400,000 depending on county quota tightness — because California caps how many quota licenses exist per county. Right now CA ABC data shows 1,627 active quota licenses and 101 surrendered or in-transfer (potentially acquirable) in Alameda County.

Yes. CA ABC's latest export lists 38 surrendered and 63 transfer-pending quota licenses in Alameda County — these are the licenses most likely to change hands. The newly-distressed ones are listed on this page; LiquorDesk alerts buyers and brokers the week each one is published.

Two routes: (1) apply to CA ABC for a new quota license if the county has availability under its quota (rare in tight counties — there's often a waiting list or a priority drawing), or (2) buy an existing license via a person-to-person transfer (a Section 24070 transfer), which is how most quota licenses in Alameda County actually change hands. Surrendered and transfer-pending licenses (listed above) are the live inventory.

California issues on-sale general (Type 47/48) and off-sale general (Type 21) licenses against a per-county quota tied to population. In counties where the quota is full, the only way to get one is a transfer from an existing holder — which is why surrendered and distressed licenses are valuable and why catching them first matters.