Officers speak with a suspect in San Mateo County during a statewide undercover operation March 12, 2022, targeting adults who purchase alcohol for minors.
California ABCSeveral Bay Area cities will be getting a grant to reduce underage drinking, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said this week.
Dublin, Petaluma, San Jose, San Mateo and San Pablo will get their share of a $3 million grant — up to $30,000 each — from the California Office of Traffic Safety. The money will provide education and enforcement programs such as minor decoy and so-called “shoulder tap” operations and other enforcement.
Minor decoy operations use young people under 20 in conjunction with law enforcement to enter places that sell alcohol to see if the employees will sell it to them. A “shoulder tap” operation is similar but uses minors to ask adults outside of places that sell alcohol to buy it for them. Businesses caught selling to minors receive increased penalties on their license to sell booze or they can have the license suspended. People caught buying alcohol for minors are arrested, ABC said.
The grants will run through September 2026.
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