Alcohol Beverage Control

General information

OUR BASIC PRINCIPLE
In cooperation with local communities, we will meet our licensing, enforcement and regulatory mandates with honesty, impartiality, and the highest degree of concern for the people of the State.

OUR VISION
Through our commitment to serving the people of California and one another,we will become the recognized leader in effective and efficient licensing and law enforcement, and a model of excellence in government.

ABC FACEBOOK COMMENT POLICY
Thank you for visiting the Official California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Facebook page. The ABC hopes to expand its’ community outreach and communicate to as many Californians as possible. We are excited to provide a forum where we can share general information about our programs, services and events. We encourage your comments and feedback; however we expect this to be done respectfully.

The ABC reserves the right to remove any comments that contain personal attacks, profanity, vulgarity, obscene language, sexual content, misinformation, spam, advertising, illegal activity or encouragement of illegal activity; promoting , fostering or perpetuating discrimination on the basis of creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, immigration status, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation; information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party; or anonymous posts or other comments that ABC considers inappropriate. The comments, information and opinions posted by our fans/followers do not necessarily reflect the views of ABC. Repeat violators of ABC’s comment policy will result in the fan/follower to be blocked from our Facebook page.

The comments on this page will be monitored periodically. We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to ignore personal attacks and negative speech or respond politely. Please do not post any personal or confidential information on our Facebook page. If you have a specific question or need immediate assistance, visit our website at www.abc.ca.gov to find a local ABC office near you.