151 liquor licenses available or in transfer in Santa Clara County

• 7-ELEVEN #14298 — CAMPBELL (Type 21, file 00652767)
• 7- ELEVEN #14216 — SANTA CLARA (Type 21, file 00659674)
• GROCERY OUTLET — SAN JOSE (Type 21, file 00662310)
• LA HACIENDA — SAN JOSE (Type 47, file 00661825)
• GOLDEN KHAN INC — PALO ALTO (Type 47, file 00670676)
• DELAROSA — PALO ALTO (Type 47, file 00666088)
• ELYSE 2.0 LLC — SAN JOSE (Type 47, file 00654884)
• LUNCH WITH TONY LLC — SAN JOSE (Type 47, file 00666305)
• COURAGE ANYONE — SAN JOSE (Type 48, file 00665012)
• COYOTE EXPRESS — COYOTE (Type 21, file 00663252)
• BELL TOWER CAFE AND BAR — SARATOGA (Type 47, file 00667578)
• T & T SUPERMARKET — SAN JOSE (Type 21, file 00663132)
• HANDHELD CATERING & EVENTS — SUNNYVALE (Type 48, file 00666003)
• WOW FRUITS & MORE — SAN JOSE (Type 21, file 00663392)
• ARCO AM/PM — SAN JOSE (Type 21, file 00663394)
• VALLARTA — SAN JOSE (Type 21, file 00663430)
• AC MOFFETT PARK — SUNNYVALE (Type 47, file 00669443)
• POPPY & CLARO — SAN JOSE (Type 47, file 00670709)
• OPA CAMPBELL — CAMPBELL (Type 47, file 00670728)
• LITTLE SHEEP — MOUNTAIN VIEW (Type 47, file 00670730)
• OPA MORGAN HILL — MORGAN HILL (Type 47, file 00670733)
• EL MICHOACANO RESTAURANT — GILROY (Type 47, file 00565795)
• TETRA HOTEL SUNNYVALE — SUNNYVALE (Type 47, file 00669463)
• NAM GIAO RESTAURANT — SAN JOSE (Type 47, file 00655822)
• COSTCO — SAN JOSE (Type 21, file 00653320)

A full on-sale general (Type 47/48) liquor license in Santa Clara 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 1,805 active quota licenses and 151 surrendered or in-transfer (potentially acquirable) in Santa Clara County.

Yes. CA ABC's latest export lists 44 surrendered and 107 transfer-pending quota licenses in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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.