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Alcohol is a 'Catastrophe' for California

Hosted by Warren Olney Jul. 23, 2008
A new study claims that one person dies every hour in California because of alcohol. The total economic cost is $38 billion, 90% due to violent crimes. Traffic accidents account for just 20%. Also, California's mortgage-default rate has hit a record.

A new study claims that one person dies every hour in California because of alcohol. The total economic cost is $38 billion, 90% due to violent crimes. Traffic accidents account for just 20%. We hear some surprising statistics and get a response from LA County's number one public health official. Also, California's mortgage-default rate has hit a record.

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Alcohol and Foreclosures in California

One person dies every hour in this state from alcohol use. The total economic cost is $38 billion. That's $1,000 a year per resident with much of it paid by taxpayers,...

13 min

Foreclosures and Notices of Default

A record number of California homeowners defaulted in mortgages last year: 118,020 statewide, and that's up 125% from last year. In Merced County located in the northern...

11 min

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Dan Konecky

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