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CITY ATTORNEY <br />Sonia R. Carvalho <br />CITY MANAGER <br />Alvaro Nuñez <br />CITY CLERK <br />Jennifer L. Hall <br /> <br />20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA - P.O. BOX 1988, M31 - SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92702 <br />TELEPHONE (714) 647-6900 - FAX (714) 647-6954 - www.santa-ana.org <br /> <br /> <br />Councilmember Requested Item Report <br /> <br />DATE <br />April 15, 2025 <br /> <br />TOPIC <br />Sober Living Homes Regulations <br /> <br />TITLE <br />Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to Prepare an Ordinance to Address <br />Challenges Associated with Sober Living Homes in Santa Ana <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />The operation of some sober living homes in the City of Santa Ana has created numerous <br />challenges over the years, especially in residential neighborhoods. As the State of California <br />seeks to adopt regulations to allow oversight over some group homes, particularly sober <br />living homes, the City of Santa Ana should pursue similar action. <br /> <br />In response to growing concerns associated with sober living homes, Senator Tom Umberg <br />and Assemblymember Avelino Valencia introduced state legislation this year aimed at <br />enhancing local oversight and transparency of treatment facilities, including sober living <br />homes. Senator Umberg’s Senate Bill 35 focuses on reinforcing the regulations surrounding <br />the operation of sober living homes and substance use disorder treatment facilities. <br />Assemblymember Valencia’s Assembly Bill 492 is a measure aimed at enhancing local <br />oversight and transparency of treatment facilities and would require the Department of <br />Healthcare Services to provide written notice to the local agency within which a licensee will <br />operate, concurrently with the issuance of a license. <br /> <br />To offset the lack of regulation addressing sober living homes and the growing challenges <br />associated with their proliferation, we want to direct staff to research other local government <br />agencies’ sober living home regulations, including cities in Orange County that have adopted <br />successful ordinances, with the end of goal of creating and adopting a local ordinance that <br />best fits Santa Ana’s needs. <br /> <br />SUBMITTED BY: <br /> <br />Mayor Valerie Amezcua, Councilmember David Penaloza, Councilmember Phil Bacerra