The Honorable Governor Gavin Newsom California State Capitol 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 1338 (UMBERG) – CARE Court: VETO REQUEST Dear Governor Newsom, On behalf of our organizations and our clients and constituents, we respectfully request your veto of SB 1338 due to the many negative consequences that will result from the creation of CARE Court – a new civil court system that will lower the legal standard to order mental health treatment against the wishes of a person with a disability. Collectively, we advance and protect the civil rights of Californians living with disabilities, experiencing houselessness, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color, LGBTQ+ and others who will be disparately impacted by ...

Advocates tell California Governor "We Do Not Need CARE Court" The Honorable Governor Gavin Newsom California State Capitol 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Newsom: The undersigned individuals and national organizations are collectively dedicated to promoting equity and justice for people with mental health disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color (BILPOC), and others who will be disparately impacted by your proposed Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment (“CARE”) Court system. We all share the goal of a California, and an America, where no one has to face mental health issues while living without adequate housing. But CARE Court will not solve the complex issues of homelessness in California, nor will it ...

The Honorable Governor Gavin Newsom California State Capitol 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Newsom, The undersigned individuals and national organizations are collectively dedicated to promoting equity and justice for people with mental health disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color (BILPOC), and others who will be disparately impacted by your proposed Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment (“CARE”) Court system. We all share the goal of a California, and an America, where no one has to face mental health issues while living without adequate housing. But CARE Court will not solve the complex issues of homelessness in California, nor will it meet the needs of unhoused people with mental health disabilities ...