New laws taking aim at underage drinking

Cities put heat on parents to oversee teens at parties
From the Modesto Bee. Cities throughout the region are coming down harder on adults who allow underage drinking.

The trend locally toward enacting underage drinking liability ordinances began in Modesto and has spread to Waterford. Ceres could have one within a month, and Oakdale is considering one, too. The city councils in Patterson and Turlock are expected to take up the issue this summer.

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