On March 24, 2015, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona and California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents (CABCA) President Kevin Highbaugh met with several legislators to press the importance of what was revealed when the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) presented its report on numerous issues surrounding the ABC agent vacancy rate […]
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ABC Agents Cite 410 and Arrest 22 in Statewide Shoulder Tap Operation
On the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents partnered with local law enforcement agencies to conduct their annual statewide shoulder tap decoy operation. “The goal is to reduce underage drinking, driving under the influence and overall crime on the street,” said Kevin Highbaugh, president of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control […]
ABC Presents R&R Report to Legislative Budget Committee
On March 12, 2015, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) went before the Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration & General Government to present its report on numerous issues surrounding the ABC agent vacancy rate and recruitment and retention. “It was gratifying to hear that the committee members and the […]
ABC Agents Suspend Night Club’s License Following Night of Violence
SAN JOSE – On Friday, January 16, 2015, the California Alcoholic Beverage Control suspended the alcoholic beverage license at the Fiesta Night Club for 60 days. The license is suspended following a shooting that left five people hurt on January 11, 2015 during a Chris Brown concert. Working closely with the San Jose Police Department, […]
ABC Agents Post Notice of Suspension At Oceanside Restaurant
On December 8, 2014, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Agents posted a 20-day Notice of Suspension at Davina’s Cabo Grill and Cantina in Oceanside. The suspension is the result of an investigation in which, according to ABC, an employee sold methamphetamine and bath salts to an undercover agent. “ABC agents routinely go into establishments that […]
They’re Dressed like ABC Agents Because They Are ABC Agents
When Halloween falls on a Friday or Saturday night, it means more young people are likely to celebrate with alcohol and the risk of underage drinking and the problems associated with it rises dramatically. “Thankfully, we have very dedicated California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents who will give up their only family time tonight and focus […]
ABC Awarded $1.5 Million Grant To Enforce Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws
It is always good news when law enforcement agencies receive money to help keep people safe and target those who break the law. That’s why the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) applauds the California Office of Traffic Safety for awarding a $1.5 million grant to the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). The grant will […]
ABC Agents Tag Watsonville Restaurant with Notice of Suspension
In no way, shape or form should a restaurant or any other alcoholic beverage establishment be selling or serving alcoholic beverages to people under the age of 21, so when California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents conducted an inspection at the El Popo Restaurant on Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville on October 18, 2013 and found two […]
ABC Suspends the License of Bombays in Redding
The suspension is the result of an ABC “Target Responsibility for Alcohol-Connected Emergencies” (TRACE) investigation in which ABC agents established that on May 28, 2014, a Bombays’ employee served alcohol to two of three minors who were allowed into the bar One of those minors later stabbed someone after leaving the bar. The stabbing occurred […]
ABC Agents – The Unusual Busts of September
It is not every day that California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents bust into a unit at a business park and discover a large hash-oil manufacturing operation. That’s what they found on September 5, 2014, when they teamed up with officers from the Cotati and Rhonert Park police departments and detectives from the Sonoma County […]
