STATE OF CALIFORNIA — BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY Gavin Newsom, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
3927 Lennane Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 419-2500
June 2, 2026
Chief Robert Newman
Corona Police Department
730 Public Safety Way
Corona, CA 92878
Dear Chief Newman:
Congratulations! Your agency has been selected by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to receive a 2026/2027 Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) grant. We look forward to working with your department to meet the goals and objectives in your proposal.
A grant agreement will be forthcoming in the next couple of weeks which requires a resolution from your agency’s governing body. A sample resolution was included in the Request for Proposal packet. Since these resolutions typically have to be on your governing body’s calendar, we ask that you do so as soon as possible.
We will be hosting a two and half day training conference beginning at 8:30 am on July 14, 2026 and ending at approximately 12:00 pm on July 16, 2026. This conference offers valuable training in alcohol enforcement and serves as an excellent opportunity for the representatives from your agency to meet our ABC staff and share information with other law enforcement agencies from across the State.
This year the conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Anaheim South, 11767 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92840. The conference will accommodate up to two sworn attendees from each agency. It is recommended that your sworn Project Director and an officer/deputy assigned to the grant program attend. There is a $325 registration fee per person to attend the conference. This fee is reimbursable through the grant.
Enclosed is the conference registration form to be filled out and returned by June 14, 2026.
A block of rooms at a special conference rate of $189 plus tax/fees has been reserved for grant agency participants. Agencies traveling less than 50 miles are NOT eligible for travel reimbursement.1 Please note that all attendees must make reservations by the hotel deadline of June 14, 2026, to guarantee the special room rate or availability. Space at the hotel is limited and late registrants will have to find their own accommodation.
Attendees can go to the following website to make reservations https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/laxgdes-918-e2a988d1-6c3c-4d52-a55ffec1f2a678de/ or email Kristine Okino for a direct link.
Due to the short time frame for registering at the hotel, your prompt attention is appreciated. The special room rate will only be available until June 14, 2026, or until the group block is sold out, whichever comes first.
If you have any questions, please email Kristine Okino, Grant Coordinator at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Paul Tupy
Director
Enclosure
Cc: Sgt. Daniel Matson, Project Director
1 Based on State regulations we are unable to reimburse agencies that are within a 50-mile radius from the Embassy Suites Anaheim South. The distance is based on the agency’s physical headquarters address. Agency(s) that fall in this category are: Corona PD, Covina PD, Downey PD, Fontana PD, Fullerton PD, Huntington Beach PD, Inglewood PD, Long Beach PD, Los Angeles PD, Los Angeles County SO, Ontario PD, Orange PD, Pomona PD, Santa Monica PD and South Gate PD. Travel reimbursable costs for the aforementioned agency(s) will be limited to the registration fee only.