Sober-living town hall set for Monday in Costa Mesa
Sober-living homes will be the topic of a town hall meeting scheduled for Monday in Costa Mesa.
The event, sponsored by the Assn. of California Cities-Orange County and the Orange County Assn. of Realtors, will include remarks from a panel of legal experts and elected officials, as well as a question-and-answer period.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa), state Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) and Assembly members Travis Allen and Matthew Harper, both Republicans from Huntington Beach, are among those expected to attend.
In recent years, officials and residents in cities throughout Orange County — including Costa Mesa — have raised concerns about the proliferation of sober-living homes, which generally house recovering drug and alcohol addicts who are considered disabled under state and federal law.
Proponents say such facilities offer a safe and secure place for people seeking to stay sober. But critics say the homes can disrupt neighborhoods and contribute to parking and traffic problems, crime, noise, secondhand smoke and other negative effects.
Monday’s town hall will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. For more information or to RSVP, visit ACCOC.org.
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