The City of San Luis Obispo Police Department has been awarded the California Alcohol Beverage Control Alcohol Policing Partnership grant for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The APP Program was created in 1995 to strengthen partnerships between ABC and local law enforcement agencies in order to address problem businesses, prevent underage drinking and bring penalties such as fines, suspensions or revocations against businesses that violate the law.
The funds will be used to reduce the number of alcohol sales to minors, obviously intoxicated patrons and other alcohol-related crimes that negatively impact communities through focused enforcement programs. These programs, including Minor Decoy, Shoulder Tap and Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol Related Crime Tendencies (IMPACT), target both ABC licensed businesses and employees/other individuals who may attempt to furnish alcoholic beverages to minors. The main goal of these programs is to reduce underage drinking and resultant DUI injuries and fatalities, property damage and reduce youth access to alcoholic beverages through education of licensees.
This is the second consecutive year SLOPD has been awarded the APP grant. For a complete list of the agencies who have been selected as a 2025-2026 recipient, visit https://www.abc.ca.gov/abc-announces-2025-26-app-grant-recipients/.