Orange County Tackles Problems With Sober Living Homes

Orange County Tackles Problems With Sober Living Homes
Supervisor Donald Wagner and former chairwoman Michelle Steel, right, attend a meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors in Santa Ana, Calif. Courtesy of Donald P. Wagner
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LOS ANGELES—Due to the large number of addiction treatment and sober living facilities in Orange County and the Greater Los Angeles, the area has been nicknamed “Rehab Riviera.”

Many sober living homes are poorly run and are disruptive presences in many neighborhoods, said Donald P. Wagner, a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors who is leading initiatives to improve the situation.

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