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THE PLAZA HOUSE (ON MARKET STREET IN SALINAS) LAUNCHED THEIR NEXT STEP PROGRAM FACILITY TODAY WITH AN OPEN HOUSE. THE SOBER-LIVING PROGRAM DIRECTOR BOBBY JAURIGUE HAS WORKED IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS. HE SAYS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MUST BE WOMEN OR MEN IN RECOVERY WHO ARE AT LEAST 18-YEARS-OLD. MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE RICHARD CURTIS WORKS WITH THE NEXT STEP PROGRAM THROUGH HIS COURT. THE PROGRAM OFFERS COUNSELING WHICH IS REQUIRED, AND PLAZA HOUSE RESIDENTS WILL PAY 400 DOLLARS PER MONTH RENT, AND MUST BE IN RECOVERY