Country club a sober spaceIn reference to your article on Terry Beswick's new position with the Golden Gate Business Association ["Beswick hired to lead LGBTQ biz group," September 23], you referred to his past work with the Castro Country Club and called it a "sobering center," not exactly an accurate description.
A sobering center would be a place where people actively intoxicated on alcohol or drugs are taken to come down from their high, which definitely has its purpose, but that's not what the CCC is.
The Castro Country Club would be more accurately described as a "sober space" where recovery meetings happen. It's also a place where volunteers run a coffee and snack bar open to all, with an outdoor deck where people can relax and talk