08/12/2026
I am proud to advocate the District Attorney’s CORE (Chronic Offender Rehabilitation Effort) program, an approach that combines accountability, treatment, and structure for repeat offenders causing a disproportionate amount of crime and disorder in our communities.
To qualify, an individual must have at least 10 arrests, citations, or bench warrants within one year. That may sound almost impossible, but it is not. Some individuals are arrested, released, and arrested again…sometimes more than once in the same day.
Their offenses may be labeled “low-level,” but their impact is anything but low-level. Small businesses face repeated theft, trespassing, property damage, and threatening behavior. Residents see parks, sidewalks, and shopping centers become places they no longer feel safe.
Law enforcement officers are doing their jobs, but repeatedly arresting and releasing the same individuals simply resets the cycle.
CORE provides a stronger response. When substance abuse is driving criminal behavior, qualifying participants may be placed in a sober living environment and connected with treatment, benefits, and other services. In return, they must remain engaged, appear in court, follow the program, and stay crime-free.
Monarch’s commitment to provide 25 beds and continued support for up to one year gives participants the time, structure, and opportunity to achieve stability.
We will offer help, but it must be accepted. When someone refuses that opportunity and continues harming the community, there must be consequences.
Real compassion requires intervention. Public safety requires accountability. CORE provides both.
