187 liquor licenses available or in transfer in Riverside County

• LOBBY THE — RIVERSIDE (Type 47, file 00609156)
• GASTROGNOME — IDYLLWILD (Type 47, file 00563100)
• CORONA IMPROV — CORONA (Type 47, file 00658540)
• AMAZON FRESH — RANCHO MIRAGE (Type 21, file 00662900)
• AMAZON FRESH — LA QUINTA (Type 21, file 00662942)
• NORTHGATE MARKETS 48 — CORONA (Type 21, file 00662944)
• GROCERY OUTLET — CORONA (Type 21, file 00662947)
• FLOAT HOTEL PALM SPRINGS — PALM SPRINGS (Type 47, file 00663241)
• 810 BILLARDS AND BOWLING — CORONA (Type 47, file 00663365)
• CIRCLE K — MORENO VALLEY (Type 21, file 00663368)
• CRA MANAGEMENT LLC — PALM SPRINGS (Type 48, file 00662305)
• EL RANCHITO TACO SHOP — TEMECULA (Type 47, file 00663372)
• TBD — INDIO (Type 47, file 00663099)
• VMP NIGHTCLUB — COACHELLA (Type 48, file 00668452)
• RODEO CAFE TEMECULA — TEMECULA (Type 47, file 00668902)
• LA TABLITA MEXICAN RESTAURANT — PALM DESERT (Type 47, file 00670584)
• DESERT MOON RESTAURANT — PALM SPRINGS (Type 47, file 00670213)
• 88 RANCH MARKETPLACE — TEMECULA (Type 21, file 00653107)
• LOS PANCHOS MEXICAN GRILL & SEAFOOD CANTINA — TEMECULA (Type 47, file 00655808)
• TBD — CATHEDRAL CITY (Type 21, file 00652203)
• MR. TEMPO URBAN KITCHEN — CORONA (Type 47, file 00652640)
• 76 GAS — LAKE ELSINORE (Type 21, file 00641822)
• VALLARTA SUPERMARKETS — JURUPA VALLEY (Type 21, file 00642655)
• SANCHO'S — PALM SPRINGS (Type 47, file 00637661)
• GROCERY OUTLET — JURUPA VALLEY (Type 21, file 00652754)

A full on-sale general (Type 47/48) liquor license in Riverside 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 2,092 active quota licenses and 187 surrendered or in-transfer (potentially acquirable) in Riverside County.

Yes. CA ABC's latest export lists 82 surrendered and 105 transfer-pending quota licenses in Riverside 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 Riverside 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.