Susie Steimle
Reporter
Reporter
I'm an Emmy Award winning reporter for KPIX-TV in San Francisco. I've been working in San Francisco covering everything from the Wine Country Wildfires to investigating corruption within the Bay Area's Housing Market for 2.5 years now. Prior to that I worked up and down the East Coast as a reporter in Boston (WBZ), Rhode Island (WJAR), and Vermont (WCAX). I grew up in Portage, Michigan and went to The University of Missouri's School of Journalism. I'm thrilled to be a part of Center For Health Journalism's 2019 fellowship program, looking forward to learning from this community and expanding my skill set along the way.
Unlicensed sober homes pop up all of the time, they aren't tracked by the state of California, and they are not held accountable by any government system.
Every day Wendy McEntyre gets a call from parents who have lost children in addiction treatment in California. She wants to see more accountability in a system that’s operating with little to no oversight, with deadly consequences.
The average 30-day stay at a California rehab costs families $40,000. It’s expensive and often highly risky. We’ve learned hundreds of patients are dying in detox.
"If you have a loved one struggling with addiction and you’re looking for a safe place to send them for recovery in California, good luck."