Does City Council Really Want to Help West Newport

Notice to the Newport Beach Community

The Drug Rehabs at 435 & 435 1\2 Dahlia in CDM are now licensed but
City Officials won’t tell the public. I’ve asked Asst City Mgr Dave Kiff,
Councilman Henn and Outside Counsel Jim Markman directly about the
progress of the City’s Group Home Rehab Ordinance enforcement efforts
and they all refused to answer anything. They continue to hide behind a
feeble “ongoing legal proceedings” excuse. What’s really going on?

Apparently, the City refuses to close illegally formed Rehabs ONLY
OWNED BY Sober Living By The Sea. Only Sober Living’s sites you
ask ? That’s sure what it appears..…and I have numerous examples.

You should call and ask your City Council rep about their “honest” efforts
to curb Over-Concentration. You may even want to ask if it’s true that
Gardner, Rosansky, Henn and other City Officials are presently
negotiating with Sober Living By The Sea to allow them to open more
Rehabs throughout the City in exchange for ? For money or to drop the
suit? Why is Sober Living being favored you ask? Consider this.

Bob Burnham directly stated to me Sober Living By The Sea was one
of the largest Contributors in ‘04-05 to Burnham’s Rehab-related business.
Remember that business of him and his wife that that Burnham ran out of
the City Attorney’s office while he was helping to change Newport Beach
Group Home laws to make Rehab proliferation easier throughout Newport
Beach. It should be noted that monies contributed to their business went
towards paying Burnham’s own wife’s salary, which he enjoyed as
community property.

Sober Living By The Sea was also the operator represented by OC Repub-
lican Chair – Scott Baugh that is until he supposedly “resigned” his consult
-ing gig after Rosansky “ratted-him-out” on public radio…. right? Do you
think anyone NOW on City Council owes Baugh any political favors…?
I think there might be one guy..! Sober Living By The Sea was also the
operator represented by the Ex Newport Beach Mayor Dennis O’Neil in ‘06.

Do you think Gardner, Rosansky and Henn and the rest of City Council are
on the side of the Community…? Think they’ve been motivated by money or
political advancement ? What “spin” are they all going to sell us now?

I don’t trust any of them and I believe you shouldn’t either. See the dishonesty
at play here..?

Bob Rush