I wouldn't want to go up against a street-smart kid. I wouldn't stand a chance. The fact that the program demands a clean and sober living environment with a mandatory drug recovery component does little to assuage their alleged fears. Others like Lewis claim they'd welcome a battered women's safe house or a branch of the Sacramento Children's Receiving Home. Lewis contends those uses would be welcome because of the accompanying visits from law enforcement.
Neighbors also raise objections to the amount of public money being spent on the program.
But strip away all the ancillary objections and neighbors will admit they simply do not want such a home in their neighborhood. She doesn't buy it. They're fearful of their neighborhood changing and they're projecting it onto us. She notes that although no group home is located in her neighborhood, her car has been stolen once and its tires stolen another time. When sleeping, there will be two staff members on site, one asleep and one awake.