[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Come hear about another community's solution to allowing vehicle dwellers to live with dignity

[Caroline Yacoub]

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Subject: Come hear about another community's solution to allowing vehicle dwellers to live with dignity
  


 




                    Santa Barbara's Safe Parking Program 



     A Model for the Peninsula


           Presentation and Public Discussion 
                Saturday November 9th 2-4 pm 
            St. Mark's Church, Parish Hall 
            600 Colorado Avenue 
                    Palo Alto, CA 94306            

                                                http://goo.gl/maps/HvcVZ

                Guest Speaker Roslyn Scheuerman Case Manager, 
              New Beginnings Counseling Center,Santa Barbara,CA


	* In August 2013, Palo Alto City Council passed an ordinance(7-2) prohibiting the use of a vehicle for a dwelling place. Enforcement begins January 2014
	* This October 2013, Mountain View added signage that banned overnight parking on industrial streets near Costco.
	* If your only home is your car and the shelters are full, what do you do?
	* Come learn about Santa Barbara’s Safe Parking Program, a model that has community acceptance, and supports car dwellers who are waiting for permanent housing.


Sponsored by Stop the Ban Coalition: StopTheBan13 at gmail.com
Action Council of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, Palo Alto Friends Meeting, First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, Community Cooperation Team, Green Party of Santa Clara County, Midtown Neighbors & Friends, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Occupy Redwood City, Occupy San Jose, Peninsula Direct Action, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, Santa Clara County Single Payer Healthcare Coalition, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
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