74 liquor licenses available or in transfer in Contra Costa County

• TROPA MODERN FILIPINO — LAFAYETTE (Type 47, file 00667455)
• STILLWATER INC — WALNUT CREEK (Type 47, file 00670673)
• MARUFUKU RAMEN WALNUT CREEK — WALNUT CREEK (Type 47, file 00668462)
• BLACK DIAMOND MARKET — ANTIOCH (Type 21, file 00670338)
• TOTAL WINE & MORE — ANTIOCH (Type 21, file 00652290)
• ARCO 7144 — PITTSBURG (Type 21, file 00641898)
• GROCERY OUTLET — MORAGA (Type 21, file 00642626)
• PAKKA LOCAL — SAN RAMON (Type 47, file 00650559)
• BLAST AND BREW — CONCORD (Type 47, file 00652959)
• BEAUTY LOUNGE & WINE BAR — WALNUT CREEK (Type 48, file 00670611)
• VIP CONVENIENCE SHOP & MORE — CONCORD (Type 21, file 00667615)
• MOLLY'S GOURMET MARKET AND DELI — MARTINEZ (Type 21, file 00670371)
• ANTIOCH SHELL — ANTIOCH (Type 21, file 00668222)
• WC KITCHEN & BAR — WALNUT CREEK (Type 47, file 00670207)
• DIABLO HILLS GOLF COURSE/ THE GREENERY — WALNUT CREEK (Type 47, file 00669691)
• THOMAS TOMMY PAUL — ORINDA (Type 47, file 00668036)
• LOUNGE ON OAK ST THE — BRENTWOOD (Type 47, file 00671014)
• THOMAS TOMMY PAUL — ORINDA (Type 47, file 00668036)
• LIQUOR HUB 6 — SAN PABLO (Type 21, file 00670898)
• RIOVALLE INC. — CONCORD (Type 47, file 00643045)
• LUCCI'S — PITTSBURG (Type 48, file 00652211)
• CORT ROBERT JOSEPH — BETHEL ISLAND (Type 47, file 00662604)
• D & D LIQUOR — RICHMOND (Type 21, file 00662695)
• G1 LIQUOR 5 — RICHMOND (Type 21, file 00669043)
• SIX ELEVEN BAR & GRILL — MARTINEZ (Type 47, file 00659756)

A full on-sale general (Type 47/48) liquor license in Contra Costa 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 992 active quota licenses and 74 surrendered or in-transfer (potentially acquirable) in Contra Costa County.

Yes. CA ABC's latest export lists 34 surrendered and 40 transfer-pending quota licenses in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa 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.