According to article below Grocery Outlet applied for a liquor license
at the former Walgreen’s location.
“...Temescal is experiencing a bit of a boom: Recent openings include
pickleball social club Pickle Athletics and coffee shop Alleyway Cafe,
while buzzy spots like “martini dive bar” Tallboy and natural wine bar
Snail Bar continue to thrive. Still, the area is not immune to the
challenges faced by the rest of Oakland: Beloved brewery Roses’ Taproom
shuttered in November after eight years, citing a decline in business.
Temescal Brewing, a brewery of nearly 10 years, filed for bankruptcy in
October but remains open…”
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/oakland-walgreens-grocery-outlet-213073…