CaliforniaNew OpeningsFrom the public records
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New in California, week of November 2, 2026

53 new listings showed up in eight California metros the week of November 2, 2026, from California ABC license applications, county health permits and plan checks, and state child care licenses; Pro adds city business licenses (may be home-based).

What this covers. Openings here are location-tied records: places that applied to sell alcohol statewide, new food permits and plan checks in Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Clara counties, and newly licensed child care centers. New city business licenses and tax certificates (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Anaheim, Long Beach, Ventura, Sacramento County) failed our storefront spot check, so they are listed for Pro only and labeled "may be home-based". California's statewide seller's-permit file is not public yet, so this isn't Texas-grade.

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A few names from the week

Counts are the rows that first appeared in the records that week. A record is a signal, not a promise: some open late, rename or never open. How we read these records.

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