The DMV in Costa Mesa was a popular hangout for homeless youths, including rehab dropouts. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Discrimination lawsuits piled up, but the city of Costa ...

The Costa Mesa City Council denied a permit Tuesday to essentially “grandfather” a major sober-living facility on the Eastside, wrapping up a two-year process of denials that could lead to the ...

A controversial operator of sober living homes on the Orange County coast has agreed to shut down three in Costa Mesa, the city announced Tuesday. “In response to a civil nuisance abatement legal ...

The city of Costa Mesa filed a lawsuit this week against the owner and operators of three sober-living homes, claiming they’re operating illegally and should be forced to comply with local regulations ...

A new federal court decision to allow Costa Mesa’s zoning rules on sober living homes to stand could help other cities struggling to regulate a slice of the drug and alcohol rehab industry that often ...