Trinity Audioplayer ready... Assume the zombie stance: Stagger forward, arms outstretched, and croak “All sober homes are good and I’ll eat your brain if you disagree” in a terrifying monotone. Then, flash your badge! California’s willful blinders on the ... See more
Trinity Audioplayer ready... Nine years ago, Costa Mesa was Ground Zero of Ground Zero. When we began reporting on the Rehab Riviera in 2017, Costa Mesa had the densest concentration of licensed/certified addiction treatment centers in all of Orange Count... See more
Surprise, surprise: Out-of-state visitors to the O.C. cities with the highest concentration of addiction treatment centers were 159% more likely to overdose, according to a recent study published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse .“You’d expect th... See more
Trinity Audioplayer ready... Birth is violent, people — no less so in art than in nature. As Laguna Beach’s iconic Sawdust Art Festival opened Friday celebrating its 60th year, let’s travel back in time to when the righteously angry rejects of the serious... See more
Trinity Audioplayer ready... Oh my, the angry reactions we’ve gotten to a simple act of arithmetic: Tallying how much of other people’s money Gov. Gavin Newsom has steered to his favorite charities (including some tied to his wife). “You call that reporti... See more
