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Six Bay Area police departments have been selected to receive funding from the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to help boost enforcement against underage drinking and alcohol-related harm within their communities.
The police departments of San Pablo, Lodi, San Mateo, Dublin, San Jose and Petaluma are six of 27 law enforcement agencies in California that will get up to $30,000 each.
The funding comes from a $3 million grant awarded to the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or ABC, from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The funding will go toward ABC programs such as its Decoy Shoulder Tap Program, which involves directing minors under the supervision of law enforcement to ask drinking-age adults to buy them alcohol.
The funding will also support fake identification enforcement, compliance checks related to alcohol delivery services, and maximum enforcement during the holidays.
The grant will run through the end of September 2026.
“We’re truly thankful for the ongoing partnership and strong support from OTS and NHTSA,” ABC Director Paul Tupy said in a statement. “This grant gives us vital resources to keep alcohol out of the hands of underage people and make California communities safer for everyone.”
