787 liquor licenses available or in transfer in Los Angeles County

• R & G HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00555989)
• THE ORPHEUM THEATRE — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00377392)
• DAEDO — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00643971)
• THE WASHINGTON GROUP LLC — VENICE (Type 47, file 00529057)
• LA BARCA GRILL AND CANTINA — DOWNEY (Type 47, file 00503656)
• COMPOUND BY DIRT DOG THE — COMMERCE (Type 47, file 00663454)
• TERRONI BRENTWOOD — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00661072)
• CRTFD CAFE — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00663168)
• DONGAME — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00663169)
• JAIME TAQUERIA — EL SEGUNDO (Type 47, file 00667730)
• ZERO FOX — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00663526)
• WALLYS WINE & SPIRITS — MALIBU (Type 21, file 00663495)
• SQIRL — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00663493)
• T 1028 — WEST COVINA (Type 21, file 00655277)
• YARD HOUSE #8399 — SANTA CLARITA (Type 47, file 00665688)
• THE PRESERVE — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00667447)
• SCHEZWAN CLUB — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00652463)
• SHISHI — ENCINO (Type 47, file 00660588)
• PLATED CHEFS — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00668936)
• BLUE WHALE — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00654879)
• EL MARISCO — BASSETT (Type 47, file 00661175)
• LA PALMERA RESTAURANTE — LOS ANGELES (Type 47, file 00662959)
• TRADER JOE'S STORE 277 — LA VERNE (Type 21, file 00668631)
• AY MI PA NORTHRIDGE — NORTHRIDGE (Type 47, file 00662016)
• VIVA LA FIESTA INC. — CHATSWORTH (Type 47, file 00662024)

A full on-sale general (Type 47/48) liquor license in Los Angeles 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 8,708 active quota licenses and 787 surrendered or in-transfer (potentially acquirable) in Los Angeles County.

Yes. CA ABC's latest export lists 266 surrendered and 521 transfer-pending quota licenses in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.