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California Can Fix Recovery Housing by Not Treating It like Treatment

February 10, 2026

by Pete Nielsen, CEO of NBHAP

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California keeps circling the same debate about recovery housing without ever landing on a solution. For more than a decade, lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at sober living homes, recovery residences, and supportive recovery housing. Each effort starts from a reasonable goal: protect residents, safeguard communities, and ensure public dollars are spent responsibly. Yet despite years of legislation, studies, and pilot programs, confusion persists.

Read the rest on Capitol Weekly

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