Officials File Suits To Shut Down Two Sober-Living Homes In Dana Point
The lawsuits allege the homes are in violation of zoning codes and lack the proper state licenses.
Orange County Register:
Dana Point Sues To Halt Two Sober-Living Houses
City officials have filed two lawsuits seeking to shut down two sober-living houses affiliated with two treatment centers in Capistrano Beach, saying their operation violates state law and the city’s zoning code. The lawsuits, filed Wednesday in Orange County Superior Court, allege that sober-living homes Capo By the Sea, at 27036 Azul Drive, and Sovereign Health Group, at 25512 Evans Pointe, are operating as drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities without state licenses. The city also alleges in the lawsuits that the homes are providing service to more than six people, which under the Dana Point zoning code means they’re a business, and that they are operating in a residential area, which is illegal for businesses. (Ritchie, 6/23)
In other news from across the state —
The Press Democrat:
Healdsburg Voters Will Again Decide Whether To Fluoridate City Water
Two years after Healdsburg voters overwhelmingly agreed to keep fluoridating the city’s water, the question is again expected to appear on their ballots. But how it will be worded isn’t clear. City Council members this week postponed placing the issue on the November ballot after anti-fluoride activists complained the proposed language prepared by city staff did not accurately reflect the text of their initiative measure. (Mason, 6/23)
The Desert Sun:
Insider: Riverside County Opposes Health District Bill
Riverside County officials have gone on the record in their opposition to a plan that would expand the Desert Healthcare District into eastern Coachella Valley. Jim Gross, a lobbyist for the county, told a panel of state senators on Wednesday that a proposed bill for the expansion places unfunded expenses on the county and goes against the typical local process for expanding the influence of a government agency. (Newkirk, 6/23)