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SLO Ranch Market temporarily loses liquor license

March 5, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

An employee of the SLO Ranch Market in San Luis Obispo sold alcohol to a minor last summer. The state of California responded by suspending the store’s liquor license for 15 days.

On June 5, the San Luis Obispo Police Department, assisted by agents from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, conducted minor decoy and shoulder tap operations that focused on alcohol sales to minors.

As part of the operation, a minor attempted to buy alcohol at 22 locations. A store clerk at SLO Ranch Market on Froom Ranch Way was arrested for selling the minor alcohol.

The State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control suspended SLO Ranch Market’s alcoholic beverage license for 15 days starting Feb. 26, according to a sign on the door.

 


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This started back on June 5, 2025 and 9 months later the government finally gets around to issuing consequences, and we still wonder why government is so screwed up?


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“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” – Ronald Reagan, August 12th, 1986


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Amen. The government shouldn’t help anyone (except billionaires, of course.) A good conservative government will make sure they don’t have access to affordable housing, food, health care, etc.


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The so called minor is most likely 21 by now.


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Makes ya wonder where they get the “minors” for these stings — I wouldn’t be surprised if LE hooked up their own family members to earn a little extra cash.


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Right? Don’t you hate when someone accused of wrongdoing gets a chance to hear the charges and present a defense and have the matter decided by an independent third party? It takes forever! Give me a good old-fashioned fascist police-state where armed thugs get to act like judge and jury despite having almost zero legal training.


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