California

California Auditor Suggests New Law to Curb Over-Concentration of Rehab Facilities in Neighborhoods

The Legislature could act to allay Orange County residents’ concerns about a large concentration of rehab facilities in their neighborhoods, the auditor says.
California Auditor Suggests New Law to Curb Over-Concentration of Rehab Facilities in Neighborhoods
A young woman undergoes treatment for heroin addiction, in this file photo. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
|Updated:
0:00

The California auditor’s office released a report on Thursday suggesting the California Legislature could change state law to prevent an over-concentration of small drug and alcohol treatment facilities in residential areas.

Under state law, local jurisdictions cannot use zoning ordinances to restrict these small facilities, which serve six or fewer individuals.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
Author
Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.