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​September 15, 2022 
Media contact: Andreya Garcia-Ponce De Leon, No CARE Court California Coalition, 626-727-8107, AndreyaSBFTA@gmail.com 

Governor Newsom’s New CARE Court System Expands Criminalization of Unhoused Californians 
CARE Act’s Expedient Passage Ignored Black and Brown Demands 

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1338, or the CARE Act, into law that will set into motion the creation of a new, expansive court infrastructure and would enforce court-ordered treatment and services on unhoused Californians.
 
The following statement is from Andreya Garcia-Ponce De Leon, steering committee member of the No CARE Court Coalition:
 
“We are deeply disappointed in both the governor and the state legislature for enacting an expansive court system that will only harm unhoused and disabled Californians. Throughout the process, politicians have steamrolled this ill-advised approach out of desperation and with token debate, shutting out the voices of directly impacted communities and civil and human rights groups. 
Court control over mental health treatment does not improve health outcomes. Instead, it will give police and government officials the authority to force people into abusive court proceedings that violate their rights and potentially fast-track them into extreme court control through conservatorships. 

This so-called ‘CARE Court’ is especially threatening to Black and Brown people who are often misdiagnosed and over diagnosed with qualifying mental health conditions. These same groups are most denied access to voluntary health care, and due to discrimination in housing, employment, policing and other factors, make up an over-represented number of unhoused people. This court system is poised to become a new form of discriminatory social control. 

The state instead should prioritize investing in accessible, community-based voluntary mental health care and in providing sufficient housing, including permanent supportive housing, to end houselessness in California.” 

The No CARE Court Coalition is a national consortium of civil and disability rights advocacy groups who have long-opposed the governor’s proposal including ACLU, ACLU California Action, Human Rights Watch, San Bernardino Free Them All, Project Amiga, Ezekiel's Project, Cal Voices, Anti Police-Terror Project, Mental Health First, Justice Teams Network, Unapologetically Black Unicorns, WRAP, Venice Justice Committee, National Homelessness Law Center, Housing Not Handcuffs, Mental Health Advocacy Services, Transforming Justice Orange County, People's Budget Orange County, Housing Is a Human Right Orange County, White People 4 Black Lives, #Caravan4Justice, Starting Over Inc. and others. 

Please join us as we celebrate and honor the life of Carmen Ramirez. Rest in Power hermana. 
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Congrats to our scholarship winners!

Join us for our Cinco de Mayo celebration!

Celebración del Día de César Chávez

Sintonice a la celebración en Zoom: https://bit.ly/vcchavez

Cesar Chavez Memorial Celebration

Cesar Chavez was a civil rights leader and co-founder of the United Farmers Workers Union, and his life’s work and legacy are in the struggle for human rights for field workers. Cesar dedicated his life to ensuring that those who put food on our tables would be able to do the same for theirs. This Diversity Calendar event is open to all County staff and open to the community and was planned by the DEI Council in partnership with the County of Ventura Farmworker Resource Program.

You must register to attend! Please click here to register. 

Santa Paula Latino Town Hall Holiday Event

Santa Paula Latino Town Hall 2021 Award Nominees
Take a look below to see our fantastic award nominees. Thank you everyone who voted!

Santa Paula Latino Town Hall Awards Ceremony
December 3, 2021 @ 6PM

This year, the Santa Paula Latino Town Hall awards will be held during a virtual ceremony. You can view the ceremony on SP Channel 10 or live on our website. 
Thank you for Helping us Raise 
​$10,000 for college scholarships
for Santa Paula 2021 graduating seniors!
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Santa Paula Latino Town Hall Youth Engagement and Empowerment Initiative awarded $9500 in scholarships to Santa Paula youth in 2020. Scholarship monies are raised annually through special fundraisers like the silent auction hosted at the Annual Awards Dinner. Due to social distancing restrictions, this year’s virtual celebration did not allow for a silent auction. So we appealed directly to the public for donations and the community came through for our graduating seniors! 

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Donations Made by SPLTH

Each year Santa Paula Latino Town Hall awards thousands of dollars in donations for local causes that are aligned with its mission and vision. To see a list of past recipients, click here. Organizations and/or individuals seeking donations from Santa Paula Latino Town Hall should follow the Guidelines for Donation Requests and fill out the Donation Request Form.

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Attend one of our monthly meetings to find out how you can help! Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of every month at 9:00 am at Santa Paula High School in the Sciences Building (parking in front of the school on Santa Paula Street). New Members are always welcome! Please contact Lorenzo Moraza at morazajr@gmail.com to confirm the date and location of the next meeting and to RSVP.