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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Jeffrey Katz <jeffrey.katz@kesherlawgroup.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, December 15, 2020 7:03 AM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Agenda Item 85a - City Council Meeting - December 15, 2020 <br />Re: Sober Living & Transitional Homes <br /> <br />Dear City of Santa Ana Council, <br /> <br />With its consideration of agenda item 85a and the regulation of “group homes” (including sober living and <br />transitional homes), this new City Council has an opportunity to establish itself as a council that stands for the <br />quality of life in Santa Ana. I applaud Councilmembers Penaloza and Mendoza for shining a light on this <br />horrific problem and beginning the process – a very long process – of figuring this issue out. <br /> <br />PLEASE HIT “PAUSE” ON ALL NEW GROUP HOMES IN SANTA ANA … while we take the time to study <br />and pass regulations that govern these facilities. <br /> <br />If you appreciate how the motel formerly known as the Red Roof Inn is damaging the surrounding <br />neighborhoods and our City, then you understand that many of these sober living homes are simply mini–Red <br />Roof Inns sprinkled throughout our City – right in the middle of residential neighborhoods where kids should be <br />able to play on our streets -- wreaking havoc and danger on our residents. <br /> <br />Sober-living-home operators has been accused of exploiting recovering addicts for sex and even of giving drug <br />to drug addicts. They have kept Todd Spitzer and the DA’s office (The Sober Living-Home Investigation and <br />Prosecution task force) extremely busy as they have investigated and prosecuted operators for fraud. <br />These operators and their residents have generated neighborhood complaints, lawsuits, and allegations of <br />behavior so rowdy it borders on the criminal. <br /> <br />We have no idea how many group homes are in Santa Ana. <br /> <br />We do not inspect these homes. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />