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Alcohol is a 'Catastrophe' for California
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.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenA 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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2 storiesAlcohol 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, according to a new study by the Marin Institute, which calls itself an industry watchdog.
Read the story13 minForeclosures 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 San Joaquin Valley , one in 20 homes are being lost to foreclosure.
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