How many people will be dropped off?
Where do they go after they sober up ?
(released onto our street?)
How is it determined that these are NON-violent offenders?
What is the level of supervision? Are there escapes?
Is it true they'll no longer be charged with a crime for public intoxication?
Is it on their criminal record?
Does it count any less than a drunk offense that would cause incarceration?
Isn't there concern that by removing the consequence of jail time, we are really "enabling" the addict to continue their habbit?
How about the fact that they haven't yet "hit bottom"?
Aren't we doing a disservice to the other CLARE residents, (who are at CLARE voluntarily) who want & are ready to change?
What about the liquor store directly across the street from CLARE?
What about the parking for Clare staff?
What about the additional parking needs of "inmates" and other CLARE "residents"?
What about additional parking & traffic caused by inmates visitors, family & legal counsel?
What sort of guarantee do the taxpayers have that this program won't end up costing more & more money after it gets started?
Isn't this a way to subsidize chronic irresponsible behavior instead of using the laws already on the books (to enforce consequences) ?
Aren't we really hiding a portion of the jail budget by disguising the "Sobering Center" as a separate entity & thereby entitled to additional funding?
Won't this allow or force even more tax dollars to get spent
Isn't CLARE a private charity? AA manages to run its program with no government funding whatsoever.
Don't we have enough problems in our neighborhood without turning it into the local jail?
proposed Sobering Center
(from Santa Monica Fire Department?)
Public Safety Committee
Click here to see why (pages 3 - 5)
(mentioning the sobering center)
Neighbors of 9th Street / Michigan Av