We are writing to formally express our strong opposition to the proposed establishment
Residential Care Facility-Addiction Recovery in our community;
Specifically, we are referring to Project# PRAF-2025-00003, proposed to be located at
6748 Coriander Drive in Oak Hills 92344. An application for an entitlement to establish the facility was filed on August 13, 2025 by Dr. Sulaiman Masood, who is represented by Tamara Soussan’
While we understand and respect the importance of rehabilitation programs and support for individuals seeking recovery, we believe this specific location is not appropriate due to serious safety and quality-of-life concerns for residents. Our neighborhood is a family-oriented community where children regularly ride bicycles, ride horses, play outside, and walk the streets. Many families chose to live here specifically because it is a quiet and safe environment away from establishments. We believe it is also important to note that a bus stop for the local elementary school is located directly in front of the above mentioned address.
Introducing a halfway house in this area raises significant concerns regarding increased crime, drug-related activity, loitering, and individuals wandering the streets. These risks would directly impact the safety of children and families who rely on the neighborhood being a secure place to live. Unfortunately, communities with similar facilities have experienced issues that place an additional burden on local residents and law enforcement. Because of the nature of being in an unincorporated area, emergency facilities are not close by and oftentimes emergency response times are longer than ideal.
We are not opposed to rehabilitation or recovery efforts; however, we strongly believe that there are more suitable locations for this type of facility—areas that are better equipped with resources, transportation access, and in closer distance to emergency services, and that do not place children and families at risk. Locating such a facility in a residential neighborhood with a high presence of families and minors is not in the best interest of public safety and will increase the strain of our emergency responders.
We respectfully urge the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to reconsider this proposal and explore alternative locations that better balance the needs of those seeking rehabilitation with the responsibility to protect existing neighborhoods and their residents.
Thank you for your time, consideration, and service to our community.

Sincerely,

Dillon Oliverio
Liz McClain
Danny Campos
Heike Forster
Beatrice Valdez
Randal Evins
Pamela Evins
Enrique Reyes
Missy Thompson

This communication was originally sent to Christina Taylor, Nathan Hunsicker and Jerry Blum with the San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department, the members of the San Bernardino County Planning Commission, First District San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Cook, Hesperia Mayor Briget Bennington, former Hesperia Mayor Allison Lee, the civil fraud division of the U.S. Justice Department, Project Veritas and staff members of local members of the California Assembly.