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WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD <br />In direct contrast to Anaheim's response, we can look at the steps taken by the Cities of <br />Newport Beach and Laguna Hills. Newport Beach was faced with a petition from its <br />residents in 2007 after a rapid increase in the number of drug rehabilitation homes. The <br />residents reported 103 treatment houses, nearly all on the Balboa Peninsula. There was <br />a town. hall hosted.by (then) Assemblywoman Mimi Walters, R-Laguna Niguel, and <br />(then) State Senator Tom Harman, R-Huntington Beach, and an estimated 200 people <br />attended. It was an opportunity for dialogue as well as to learn about the constraints <br />placed on cities by the State of California. Newport Beach responded to resident <br />concerns again in late 2021 _by organizing a community meeting with speakers from <br />several city departments, a State Assemblywoman, the District Attorney, and a County <br />Supervisor.29 so <br />Hundreds attend the Sober Living Homes Town Hall meeting at the at the Laguria r1111s t.urnmu111Ly <br />Center on Thursday (Christopher Yee, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, May 13, 2016) <br />We can also look at the steps taken by the City of Laguna Hills. In 2016, the City <br />responded to public outcry regarding group home issues by hosting a Town Hall on the <br />subject. The Town Hall was: hosted by (then) State Senator Pat Bates and several other <br />- State and Iocal,legislators. Also- in attendance were attorneys with extensive knowledge <br />- - of the issue`as-well as other subject matter experts. More than 600 people attended, <br />-and it.was an 'opportunity for. the residents in attendance to gain a better understanding <br />of the challenges the City faces in regulating unlicensed group homes, as well as for the <br />City to hear the concerns and frustrations of attendees. Proving that, when cities work to <br />ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY 2022 12023 Page 22 of 42 <br />