Wow! I Told You So???

It's not too often when a highly respected "member" of the community agrees with a very small, yet very vocal, part of the community.

For years now, residents of West Newport Beach and the Balboa Peninsula have been complaining about, and opening their wallets to fight, the Sober Living/Rehab homes which littered through the community.

The claim was that the Residents of these Sober Living/Rehab homes were thieves and destroyed property.

The claim was that the Residents of these Sober Living/Rehab homes were disruptive.

The claim was that the Residents of these Sober Living/Rehab homes were disrespectful and rude to their neighbors.

The claim was that the Residents of these Sober Living/Rehab homes didn't belong in residential neighborhoods.

Denys Obermann and the Concerned Citizens of Newport Beach spent lots and lots of money to get the City of Newport Beach to do something about it.

The Sober Living/Rehab homes hired some seriously BIG GUNS to defend themselves.

The City of Newport Beach's response?

Tepid to Ceremonial.

And realistically, as the 2008 City Council showed, that's how the voters felt about the Sober Living/Rehab "patients (and I use that word VERY lightly...)" living in residential areas.

A Council member was accused of profiting off the Sober Living/Rehab Homes.

And while he may have lost in the districts affected by them, the rest of the City cared less, indicating that they were more concerned that he had a house in disrepair, for many years, and that he seemed to push his weight around to keep it in disrepair.

And he was overwhelmingly re-elected.

Well...finally.

Finally, a highly respected "member" of the Community has echoed, and VALIDATED the sentiments of West Newport Beach, Balboa Peninsula, and the Concerned Citizens of Newport Beach.

Finally, a Company, who's President's endorsement is highly coveted and sought after by Potential City Councilmembers.

I can still remember Mayor Pro-Tem Keith Curry quoting their President's words when he was on the campaign trail.

It's all in the title of the Orange County Register article.


Hospital bars drug rehab patients from A.A. meetings

Read it.

Study it.

Here's are some excerpts for those too lazy to click

"Effectively immediately, sober living homes and substance abuse treatment centers that drop off van and bus loads of residents to attend this meeting will be asked not to do so," says the letter. "We ask that you find other meetings to attend."

"Unfortunately, there has been an ongoing history of disregard for the property and policies of Hoag Hospital," according to the letter from Dotty Dozal of the Hoag Chemical Dependency Recovery Center.

"These behaviors include: theft, destruction of property, smoking on campus, profanity, congregating in groups outside of the building rather than attending the meeting, gathering in restricted areas and other disruptive behaviors."

Wow...

Sounds just like ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THE RESIDENTS HAD ABOUT THESE REHAB "RESIDENTS."

Perhaps the Sky was falling...