For more than a month every year residents along California’s Central, South coast are breathing in toxic wildfire smoke. The new Dangerous Air investigation also shows California’s Central Coast has recently seen the biggest increase in hospitalizations for respiratory and cardiac conditions.

By the end of 2021, the number of yearly overdose deaths in Ventura County could be as high as 270, if the current trend continues. That’s a 132 percent increase over five years. In the very first episode of The One Oh One, we cover the crisis of fentanyl in Ventura County. You’ll hear from a doctor treating homeless people with addiction on a sandy river bed, among makeshift tents; and a medical examiner who allowed us to sit in on an autopsy. We’ll also speak to those in recovery. “What I want people to know about opioid addiction, is that it's not hopeless. ”These are the stories of those trying to find solutions.

Launching November 5, The One Oh One will include local discoveries, in-depth conversations and informative stories from the communities that hug Highway 101 along California’s Central, South Coast. From Thousand Oaks to Ventura to Santa Barbara and beyond!