News Showing Neighborhoods Affected by Under-Regulated Rehab
4/14/21 I-Team Only on 8: Downtown Las Vegas home invasion caught on video
3/11/21 33-year-old Clarksburg West Virginia man: Had been up 5 days on meth when broke into home, then tried to grab cop’s gun
2/22/21 Kent County man sentenced after stealing vehicle in Norman Twp.
2/3/21 Fear, fraud and “fun felonies:” More allegations from local survivors of teen drug rehab program
1/30/21 Police: Youth admits setting fire to Pasadena youth treatment home
1/27/21 Crews respond to structure fire on Western Ave. in Augusta
1/11/21 Attic fire destroys building at residential treatment center in LaVerkin
12/30/20 Resident and firefighter injured in house fire in Oak Park
12/25/20 Lincoln Park Fire Impacted Sober Living Facility
11/5/20 Burned Worcester 3-decker was unregistered sober living facility
5/8/19 A Sober House for a Neighbor: “We Already Have A Stigma Against Us”
4/12/19 Six Orange County cities add to lawsuits against opioid makers
1/12/19 “Horrific” mass overdose kills one, injures 12 in Chico
12/7/18 Costa Mesa prevails in sober living operators’ lawsuit challenging city regulations
11/10/18 Multiple Rehab Facilities Destroyed in Malibu Fires
11/5/18 One dead, two hospitalized after shooting breaks out at California detox centers as the shooter remains at large
10/19/18 Huntington Beach, Orange County team up to sue sober homes
10/18/18 “I didn’t think I was going to make it out,” Fire nearly destroys sober group home in Del City
8/31/18 Update: Dana Point Residential Recovery Facility
8/30/18 Kidnapping suspect walked away from recovery home after church
8/6/18 Costa Mesa goes to court to try to shut down 2 operators’ ‘unlawful’ sober-living homes
7/27/18 As rehab centers expand in Southern California, so do hassles with neighbors
7/24/18 No new group homes in Howell for at least a year as city studies issue (MI)
7/18/18 Costa Mesa council denies permits for 2 sober living homes
7/13/18 More sober-living permit appeals await Costa Mesa council review
7/12/18 Huntington sober living home remains closed after civil complaint (WV)
7/6/18 Murphysboro, IL mayor questions rehab facility legitimacy (IL)
7/4/18 California’s homelessness crisis threatens tourism
6/29/18 Charlton man arrested for disorderly behavior (MA)
6/21/18 Sober house licensing plan approved in Sanford (ME)
6/21/18 Dana Point asks nonprofit feeding homeless at Doheny State Beach to stop
6/18/18 Lowell parents subdue man who allegedly chased two children into house (MA)
6/3/18 Opponents of new sober-living home warn of ‘Rehab Riviera’
5/17/18 Department of Corrections removes murderer originally paroled to La Grange from 2nd location (IL)
5/9/18 Milford Planning Commission discusses regulation of sober living homes (MI)
5/8/18 Listener emails John & Ken to Warn About San Clemente’s Homeless Problem.
4/24/18 Doing the “sober-living dance” on the Orange County coast
3/28/18 OC Homeless: Costa Mesa Gets Their Turn to Say, “Not In My Backyard"
3/28/18 Surfside Beach debates “Recovery Houses” (SC)
2/28/18 Sober Living Facilities in Denver Cause Controversy (CO)
2/25/18 Neighbors concerned about sober home (MA)
2/14/18 Oregon City neighbors concerned about felons and sex offenders moving into nearby home (OR)
1/3/18 City of Addict Entrepreneurs
12/17/17 Are drug rehab centers fueling homelessness in Southern California?
11/14/17 “Sober living” homes raising some concerns in local neighborhoods
11/10/17 Naked man arrested on Pacific Coast Highway after wrestling with deputies
10/31/17 Elfin Forest Community Fears Rehab Centers Cause Spike in Crime
10/15/17 Mastic residents protest against sex offender operating “sober house”
5/23/17 Is there a link between neighborhood rehab programs and petty crime in California?
5/12/17 Over-Concentration of Rehabs in Residential Areas Continues to Impact Locals
2/17/17 How this California man got 9 DUIs in less than 6 years
6/3/16 Sex assaults on kids gets sober-living resident 250 years in prison
3/11/21 33-year-old Clarksburg West Virginia man: Had been up 5 days on meth when broke into home, then tried to grab cop’s gun
2/22/21 Kent County man sentenced after stealing vehicle in Norman Twp.
2/3/21 Fear, fraud and “fun felonies:” More allegations from local survivors of teen drug rehab program
1/30/21 Police: Youth admits setting fire to Pasadena youth treatment home
1/27/21 Crews respond to structure fire on Western Ave. in Augusta
1/11/21 Attic fire destroys building at residential treatment center in LaVerkin
12/30/20 Resident and firefighter injured in house fire in Oak Park
12/25/20 Lincoln Park Fire Impacted Sober Living Facility
11/5/20 Burned Worcester 3-decker was unregistered sober living facility
5/8/19 A Sober House for a Neighbor: “We Already Have A Stigma Against Us”
4/12/19 Six Orange County cities add to lawsuits against opioid makers
1/12/19 “Horrific” mass overdose kills one, injures 12 in Chico
12/7/18 Costa Mesa prevails in sober living operators’ lawsuit challenging city regulations
11/10/18 Multiple Rehab Facilities Destroyed in Malibu Fires
11/5/18 One dead, two hospitalized after shooting breaks out at California detox centers as the shooter remains at large
10/19/18 Huntington Beach, Orange County team up to sue sober homes
10/18/18 “I didn’t think I was going to make it out,” Fire nearly destroys sober group home in Del City
8/31/18 Update: Dana Point Residential Recovery Facility
8/30/18 Kidnapping suspect walked away from recovery home after church
8/6/18 Costa Mesa goes to court to try to shut down 2 operators’ ‘unlawful’ sober-living homes
7/27/18 As rehab centers expand in Southern California, so do hassles with neighbors
7/24/18 No new group homes in Howell for at least a year as city studies issue (MI)
7/18/18 Costa Mesa council denies permits for 2 sober living homes
7/13/18 More sober-living permit appeals await Costa Mesa council review
7/12/18 Huntington sober living home remains closed after civil complaint (WV)
7/6/18 Murphysboro, IL mayor questions rehab facility legitimacy (IL)
7/4/18 California’s homelessness crisis threatens tourism
6/29/18 Charlton man arrested for disorderly behavior (MA)
6/21/18 Sober house licensing plan approved in Sanford (ME)
6/21/18 Dana Point asks nonprofit feeding homeless at Doheny State Beach to stop
6/18/18 Lowell parents subdue man who allegedly chased two children into house (MA)
6/3/18 Opponents of new sober-living home warn of ‘Rehab Riviera’
5/17/18 Department of Corrections removes murderer originally paroled to La Grange from 2nd location (IL)
5/9/18 Milford Planning Commission discusses regulation of sober living homes (MI)
5/8/18 Listener emails John & Ken to Warn About San Clemente’s Homeless Problem.
4/24/18 Doing the “sober-living dance” on the Orange County coast
3/28/18 OC Homeless: Costa Mesa Gets Their Turn to Say, “Not In My Backyard"
3/28/18 Surfside Beach debates “Recovery Houses” (SC)
2/28/18 Sober Living Facilities in Denver Cause Controversy (CO)
2/25/18 Neighbors concerned about sober home (MA)
2/14/18 Oregon City neighbors concerned about felons and sex offenders moving into nearby home (OR)
1/3/18 City of Addict Entrepreneurs
12/17/17 Are drug rehab centers fueling homelessness in Southern California?
11/14/17 “Sober living” homes raising some concerns in local neighborhoods
11/10/17 Naked man arrested on Pacific Coast Highway after wrestling with deputies
10/31/17 Elfin Forest Community Fears Rehab Centers Cause Spike in Crime
10/15/17 Mastic residents protest against sex offender operating “sober house”
5/23/17 Is there a link between neighborhood rehab programs and petty crime in California?
5/12/17 Over-Concentration of Rehabs in Residential Areas Continues to Impact Locals
2/17/17 How this California man got 9 DUIs in less than 6 years
6/3/16 Sex assaults on kids gets sober-living resident 250 years in prison