COLECTIVO TODO PODER AL PUEBLO -Public Announcement at the Oxnard City Council of the passage of AB 353

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Public Announcement at the Oxnard City Council of the passage of AB 353

WHO: Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective
WHAT: Public announcement of the passage of AB 353, legislation that limits impound and towing policy at the statewide level for unlicensed drivers in California.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 18th, 7pm
WHERE: Oxnard City Council Chambers, 305 West Third Street
CONTACT: poder805@riseup.net, (805) 328-4763 [805-3-AVISO-3]

On Sunday, October 9th, after mounting community pressure, mobilizations and state-wide organizing against the abuse of the towing and impound policy for unlicensed drivers at police checkpoints, the governor signed into law AB 353. This legislation requires law enforcement, if an unlicensed driver is stopped at a checkpoint, to make a reasonable attempt to release the vehicle to the registered owner of the vehicle if he or she is licensed or a licensed driver authorized by the registered owner. If the registered owner could not be contacted on site, the bill also allows if the vehicle for the registered owner, or a licensed driver authorized by the registered owner, to pick up the vehicle immediately, without having to wait 30 days.

This legislation will go into effect in January 2012, so the Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective will announce that we will continue to have direct action protests at the police checkpoints in Oxnard until that date. We plan to monitor the police checkpoints to ensure that the new legislation is being implemented correctly in the next phase of our campaign. We will also begin our local work to have this policy also include stops at general traffic stops, as well as our statewide push for access to drivers’ licenses for all residents. Our community ‘Know Your Rights’ campaign will also continue alongside our work to expose the (In)Secure Communities Program and police-immigration collaboration as part of a campaign that creates a state of fear within our community.

JOIN US! LA LUCHA SIGUE!

8/19/2011 Action vs. the Checkpoint on Oxnard blvd. & 8th St.

In line with all the actions taking place  against "Secure Communities" and other Poli-Migra mass deportation programs,  Todo Poder Al Pueblo mobilized against police checkpoint abuse in Chiques on the night of August 19th. 


Here are some of the images captured during the action on Oxnard Blvd. followed by a great video by Javier Ordonez. 
End the militarization of our communities!

Compa holding it down just a few blocks before the checkpoint.
Always ready to fight with the community against police checkpoint abuse!
Sgt. Randy Latimer vs. our compañeros, down the street from the checkpoint.
Thanks compas from the Southern CA Immigration Coalition for coming up from LA and the Valley and PROVING your solidarity with our efforts here in Chiques!
VIDEO COURTESY OF JAVIER ORDONEZ
 

Oxnard Blvd. and 8th was only ONE of THREE simultaneous checkpoints in Chiques! We need more people to volunteer to resist these checkpoints — contact us to get involved.
Don’t complain, ORGANIZE!

Nuestra Comunidad Puede Combatir y Resistir el Abuso Policíaco en los Retenes

Nuestra Comunidad Puede Combatir y Resistir el Abuso Policíaco en los Retenes 

Desde el 2009, hemos visto un aumento en el número de retenes, que en vez de tratar de arrestar a conductores de vehículos manejando bajo la influencia, tratan de confiscar vehículos perteneciendo a conductores sin licencia. Reportes indican que se ha incrementado la incautación de vehículos un 52% en los últimos años resultando en un aumento de siete a diez veces más, en el índice de acorralamiento a comparación a los que son arrestados por conducir bajo la influencia.

 

El Colectivo Todo Poder al Pueblo no aprueba que se maneje imprudentemente, ni mucho menos el conducir bajo la influencia, pero es obvio que los retenes una y otra vez,  generan ganancias que se realizan con la confiscación de autos de los trabajadores-pobres y comunidades migrantes en el Condado de Ventura y alrededor de todo el estado de California.

 

Las pólizas existentes perjudican a nuestra comunidad mientras enriquecen a otros: datos a nivel estatal indican que casi $40 millones en ganancias se han generado en lo que se cobra por la grúa y en el acorralamiento. En Oxnard, también se cobra un cargo adicional de $241 para que los policías den permiso de soltar el vehículo.

 

Debido a que muchos residentes son forzados a pagar más de $1,500 en cargos (rescate) por el decomiso de vehículos por 30 días,  se ven obligados a dejar y perder su vehículo; los cuales son vendidos en subastas. Además, órdenes judiciales o arrestos relacionados a multas no pagadas frecuentemente resultan en detención y encarcelamiento. Para los trabajadores indocumentados, este proceso puede resultar en deportación bajo las colaboraciones “Poli-Migra”, entre el Departamento de Jefe de Policía del Condado de Ventura y el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional-Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (DHS-ICE).

Lucharemos por:

  • Alto al abuso policíaco y robo legalizado de vehículos
  • Alto al decomiso forzado  por 30 días
  • Alto a toda la colaboración entre Migra y Policía
  • Alto a la militarización de nuestra comunidad
  • Derecho a Licencias de Conducir para todos los residentes y migrantes

Nuestra comunidad puede tomar liderazgo en resistir el abuso que se está llevando acabo en los retenes. Las familias trabajadoras no tienen ninguna razón porqué dejarse ser hostigadas en sus propias comunidades para el beneficio de otros; tenemos que exigir que se hagan cambios para terminar este proceso injusto.

Involucrarte! Comuníquese con nosotros.

–          Colectivo Todo Poder al Pueblo

Utiliza tus derechos para organizarte y defender tu comunidad!


 

STATEMENT OF POSITION: Our Community Can Challenge and Resist Police Checkpoint Abuse

STATEMENT OF POSITION: Our Community Can Challenge and Resist Police Checkpoint Abuse

Since 2009 there has been a sharp increase in DUI checkpoints that are less about stopping drunk driving and are more about the impound and legalized theft of vehicles belonging to unlicensed drivers. Vehicle seizures have increased by 52% in the past few years, leading to a seven to ten times higher rate of impoundments versus arrests for driving under the influence.

The Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective does not condone reckless driving or DUI, but it is obvious that the checkpoints are not effective tools against drunk drivers; instead they are meant to generate profits from the theft of vehicles belonging to working-poor and migrante communities in Ventura County and throughout the state of California.

Existing policies damage our community while making others rich: statewide data shows that nearly $40 million in profits have been generated by towing and impound fees alone. In Oxnard, there is an extra $241 charge for the police to release the vehicles taken from us. Forced to pay over $1,500 in fees (ransom) due to the 30-Day Impound hold, many residents are forced to leave their cars in the impound yard, where they are later sold.

Warrants and arrests related to unpaid tickets often lead to incarceration and detention. For undocumented workers, this process can lead to deportation under existing “Poli-Migra” partnerships between the Ventura Sherriff’s Department and the Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS-ICE).

 

We must fight for:

  • An end to police abuse and legalized auto theft

  • An end to the 30-Day Impound
  • An end to all partnerships between Migra and Police
  • An end to the militarization of our community
  • The right to Drivers’ Licenses for all residents & migrantes

 
Our community can take the lead in resisting the abuse taking place at checkpoints.Hard-working families have absolutely no reason to put up with being bullied or harassed in their own neighborhoods for other people’s gain; we have to demand that changes be made to stop this shameful process from continuing.
 
To get involved, please contact us.
 
– The Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective

 

 
 Use your rights to organize and defend your community!

 

Vida Newspaper: Protest against sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint

[since we reject that these are “sobriety checkpoints” which are meant to effectively stop and detain drunk drivers we would like to note that we were not protesting “sobriety” anything!]

[VIDA Newspaper 07/14/11 Oxnard, CA] Protestors were on hand to warn drivers about a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Saturday night when Oxnard police officers screened drivers at the intersection of Channel Islands Boulevard and Dallas Drive, the eastbound lane approaching Rose Avenue

Passing drivers honked in approval and appreciation as members of Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective, lined up on the south side of Channel Islands near Albany Drive, waved cardboard signs warning them of the checkpoint ahead.

“We’re getting lots of thumbs-ups from people saying ‘thank you for doing that,’” said Francisco Romero of Todo Poder.

“It’s a total denial of basic human rights, which is why we’re getting such sympathy from throughout the neighborhood,” Elliot Gabriel, another Todo Poder member, who says this protest was just “the first one of many.”

Romero and Gabriel say police officers are unfairly using DUI checkpoints to seize cars from undocumented immigrants who are also unlicensed drivers. They say drunk driving checkpoints should be used to catch drunk drivers, not licensing violations by undocumented residents.

“They can’t get their vehicle out the next day,” explained Romero, adding that impound fees can range from $30 to $50 a day. “They can’t afford that, so they leave the vehicle and go get another for $300.”

Gabriel said the group is part of a broad coalition of civil rights and immigrant rights activists and lawyers who attended a recent workshop on Assembly Bill 1389, a bill that would change the rules for impounding vehicles. Under current law, police can impound a car or truck for 30 days if a motorist is caught driving without a valid license.

The bill, which is being sponsored in the State Senate by Gil Cedillo (D – Los Angeles) would separate sobriety checkpoints from vehicle inspection checkpoints, making it clearer when cars and trucks may be impounded. The bill passed the Assembly 54-22 on May 27, and now is waiting for approval by the State Senate Public Safety Committee before it goes to the senate floor.

The bill is being opposed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the California State Sheriff’s Assn. and other California law enforcement groups.

Oxnard police has expressed concerns about the issue and the perception the community has towards checkpoints and informed they are doing everything in their power not to impound vehicles from people while they continue enforcing the law. Under current law, unlicensed drivers are given time to call someone with a valid driver’s license to drive the car away.

The Channel Islands sobriety checkpoint was one of two held by Oxnard police from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. Another was held in the northbound lanes of Ventura Road at Devonshire Drive.

None of the 828 drivers screened were arrested for drunken driving— but 31 drivers were given tickets for driving license violations. Fourteen of those were for driving without a license and one for driving with a suspended license.

Oxnard Police did not elaborate on what the other 16 tickets were for, but five vehicles were towed and a 46-year-old man was arrested for having drug paraphernalia.

PERIODICO VIDA: PROTESTA EN CONTRA DE RETENES


PROTESTA EN CONTRA DE RETENES
ALERTANA LOS MOTORISTAS: Durante un reten policiaco.

[PERIODICO VIDA 07/14/11 OXNARD, CA] Un grupo de protestantes se hizo presente la noche del sábado pasado para advertir a los conductors sobre un retén que la policía de Oxnard había instalado para identificar a conductores que manejan bajo los efectos del alcohol y aquellos quienes conducen sin licencia.

El retén estaba ubicado en la intersección de Channel Islands Boulevard y Dallas Drive, en el carril con dirección al este hacia Rose Avenue. Conductores que pasaban por el área pitaban a los protestantes como un símbolo de su apoyo y agradecimiento. Los protestantes, los cuales son miembros de Todo Poder al Pueblo, se encontraban en el lado sur de Channel Islands Blvd., cerca de Albany Drive, y mostraban cartels que advertían a los conductors sobre el retén que se encontraba más adelante.

“Estamos recibiendo muchas señales de aprobación de parte de la gente, diciéndonos ‘gracias por hacer eso'”, dijo Francisco Romero, miembro de Todo Poder.

“Es una negación de los derechos humanos básicos, es por eso que estamos recibiendo apoyo de nuestra comunidad”, dijo Elliot Gabriel, otro de los miembros de Todo Poder, quien agregó que la protesta del sábado fue sólo la “primera de muchas” que están por venir.

Romero y Gabriel comentaron que los oficiales de la policía utilizan los retenes anti conductores ebrios para confiscar los vehículos de inmigrantes indocumentados que no tienen licencia de manejar. Ellos dicen que los retenes anti conductores ebrios deben ser utilizados solamente para identificar a quienes manejan bajo los efectos del alcohol y no para otorgar infracciones y multas a los residentes indocumentados.

“Ellos no pueden sacar su vehículo al día siguiente”, explicó Romero, añadiendo que el costo para sacar un vehículo incautado es de entre $30 a $50 dólares al día.”Ellos no pueden asumir tal costo, así que dejan el vehículo ahí y compran otro por $300″.

Gabriel dijo que Todo Poder al Pueblo es parte de una coalición más grande de activistas en pro de los derechos humanos y los derechos de inmigrantes, y abogados que recientemente asistieron a un seminario sobre el Proyecto de Ley 1389 de la Asamblea, el cual cambiaría las reglas para confiscar los vehículos. Bajo la ley actual, la policía puede confiscar un carro o una camioneta por 30 días si el conductor no tiene una licencia de conducir valida.

El proyecto de ley, patrocinado en el Senado del Estado por Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles), separaría a los retenes anti conductores ebrios de los retenes de inspección de vehículos, haciendo más claro cuando es que los carros y camionetas podrían ser confiscados. El pasado 27 de mayo, el proyecto de ley fue aprobado por la Asamblea por una votación de 54 contra 22 y ahora esta en espera de ser aprobado por el Comité de Seguridad Pública del Senado Estatal antes de ser enviado al Senado.

Entre quienes se oponen al proyecto de ley se encuentra el grupo Mothers Against Drunk Driving, la Asociación de Alguaciles del Estado de California, entre otros grupos.

La policía de Oxnard ha expresado preocupación sobre el tema y sobre la percepción que la comunidad tiene sobre los retenes, y ha informado que los oficiales harán todo lo posible para evitar confiscar vehículos y seguir enforzando las leyes. Actualmente bajo la ley, las autoridades policíacas le dan la opción a los conductores sin licencia de manejar de llamar a alguien que tenga una licencia valida para venir a recoger el vehículo antes de que sea confiscado.

El retén en Channel Islands Blvd. fue uno de dos retenes que el Departamento de Policía de Oxnard llevó a cabo el sábado de 6 p.m. hasta la media noche. El otro retén estuvo ubicado en los carriles con dirección al norte de Ventura Road en Devonshire Drive.

Ninguno de los 828 conductores inspeccionados la noche del sábado fue arrestado por manejar bajo los efectos del alcohol -aunque 31 conductores recibieron infracciones por violaciones relacionadas a sus licencias de conducir. Catorce de estas infracciones fueron por manejan sin licencia y una más fue por conducir con una licencia suspendida.

El Departamento de Policía de Oxnard no elaboró sobre las otras 16 infracciones, pero cinco vehículos fueron confiscados y un hombre de 46 años de edad fue arrestado por tener objetos para el uso de drogas.

Success: Oxnard Protesters Warn Drivers of Checkpoint

Dozens of community members came out to support our campaign last night. Local residents made their own signs and brought them out to assist in the resistance effort. Our goal of turning away dozens of vehicles from the checkpoints was greeted with strong expressions of thanks from our neighbors in Oxnard.
We are fighting to stop the abuse and profiting off our backs. Again, we do not condone DUI, reckless driving, or driving without insurance, in fact we are fighting at all levels to change the laws that prohibit our community from getting drivers licenses. LICENCIAS Y DOCUMENTOS PARA TODOS!

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Originally posted on the Ventura County Star: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jul/08/oxnard-protesters-warn-drivers-of-checkpoint/
All photos by Colectivo Todo Poder al Pueblo Media Operations.



Oxnard protesters warn drivers of checkpointBy John Scheibe

Posted July 8, 2011 at 11:20 p.m.

Checkpoint is on Channel Islands blvd. (Eastbound) right past Statham rd. (in front of Amar Ranch)
Protesters opposed to the impounding of vehicles from unlicensed and low-income drivers turned out at a DUI checkpoint set up by Oxnard police Friday night.

“These are low-income workers who need a vehicle to get back and forth to work,” said Francisco Romero, a member of Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective, a group opposed to the impounding of vehicles by Oxnard police.


In a new release ahead of the protest, the group stated:

“Since 2009, we have seen a sharp increase in DUI checkpoints that have become less about checking for drunk drivers and more about the impounding of vehicles of unlicensed drivers.” 

Romero said protesters would be on hand far enough ahead of the actual DUI checkpoint to warn drivers of the checkpoint so they could take a side street and avoid officers.

The protesters gathered peacefully along Channel Islands Boulevard, said Tom Chronister, an Oxnard police commander.


Sgt. Randey Latimer, who is in charge of Oxnard’s traffic unit, said police warn drivers of the upcoming checkpoint far enough in advance so they can take another route, should they choose to.

Latimer said police do so even though there is no legal requirement that they do this.


“It’s something we’ve chosen to do,” he said as he stood next to a DUI checkpoint along Channel Islands Boulevard in Oxnard on Friday night.

He added that the primary purpose of a checkpoint is not to catch unlicensed drivers but to nab those who are being the wheel while intoxicated. [?? – see below sign]

Oxnard Police “warning” hidden in a dark corner on a blind curve in the road behind the bushes.

“We view this as an effective way to go after drunk drivers,” said Latimer, noting how the number of drunken drivers caught at a checkpoint has steadily decreased over the years.

Whereas police might once find more than 17 drivers found to be driving under the influence when checkpoints first started years ago, Latimer said today they might nab one intoxicated motorist. And this is on a good night.

Ventura Rd. southbound lane (Between Devonshire and Doris)
Police set up the checkpoints thanks in part to a $250,000 annual grant given Oxnard by federal transportation authorities, Latimer said. As part of the grant, police are required to have at least a dozen such checkpoints a year.

Choosing a location for a checkpoint is based on where police have historically found intoxicated drivers, Latimer said.

“We look at historical data,” he said.

The cost of a DUI conviction can easily be more than $10,000, according to Oxnard police. This includes thousands of dollars in legal fees, as well as high car insurance rates and the cost of lost wages and work.

But Romero questioned whether Oxnard police are more interested in nabbing DUI drivers or collecting fees from impounded vehicles, as occurs when an unlicensed driver is caught.

The data shows there has been more than a 50 percent increase in the number of vehicles seized over the past several years from these checkpoints, Romero said.

While his organization does not condone reckless driving or motorists operating a vehicle while under the influence, Romero said his group would continue to protest these checkpoints until a just solution is found for low-income workers who cannot afford the fees of getting an impounded vehicle back, which he said can total thousands of dollars.

© 2011 Ventura County Star.

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Oxnard DUI checkpoints result in 1 arrest, 31 citationsFrom staff reports

Posted July 9, 2011 at 10:14 a.m.


Sobriety checkpoints in Oxnard didn’t result in any arrests for driving under the influence Friday night.

The checkpoints, held on Channel Islands Boulevard at Dallas Drive and Ventura Road at Devonshire Drive, were held from 6 p.m. to midnight. Officers screened 828 drivers and conducted three DUI investigations, according to the report. One 46-year-old man was arrested for possession of paraphernalia used for narcotics, police said.


Officers gave citations to 31 drivers for various driver’s license violations, including 14 for driving without a valid driver’s license and one for driving with a suspended license. Five vehicles were towed from the checkpoints.


Raza College Day, 4/16/2011 Workshop: RAZA SI! MIGRA NO! Barrio Defense Against Migra Raids and Deportations

Join the Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective at this year’s Raza College Day. 
U.C. Santa Barbara
Raza College Day 7am-5pm
Saturday April 16th
Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective:
Workshop times: 11:10am and 1:10pm
RAZA SI! MIGRA NO! Barrio Defense Against Migra Raids and Deportations.
In 2010, nearly 400,000 undocumented people, mainly Raza, were deported and the raids and deportations will increase. This multi-media presentation, with photos, video, and music will inform youth on how they can organize and support their community through neighborhood education campaigns on “Know Your Rights” to defend basic human rights.
This workshop will introduce students to crucial information and raise awareness about the mass deportation programs, such as “Secure Communities” and other migra programs that have a direct impact in the Raza communities in which we live. 

CA Statewide (Im)migrant Rights Conference: Building a Movement to Stop ICE & Police Repression

The Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective will be presenting our new Mission Statement/basic program tomorrow, and are proud to have the opportunity to network with like-minded organizers from across the region, state, and globe…

CA Statewide (Im)migrant Rights Conference:
Building a Movement to Stop ICE & Police Repression

Saturday, March 26 2011
8:00AM – 3:30PM

1921 Maple Ave. LA, CA 90011

Plenty of FREE Parking
Child care will be provided
Lunch will be provided

NO REGISTRATION FEE: DONATIONS will be accepted

Conference Program

MC: Adrian Alvarez

Conference Registration: 8:00AM – 9:00AM

Press Conference Opening: 9:00AM

Opening statement: Assembly member Gil Cedillo (5 Minutes)

Solidarity Statements: Andres Garcia, New York Immigrant Community Empowerment- Live via Skype (5 minutes)

Anh Pham (via Skype), Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, Minnesota (5 minutes)

Soledad “Chole” Alatorre, Hermandad Mexicana (5 minutes)

SCIC Welcome statement: Daniel Montes, Union del Barrio (10 minutes)

BREAK OUT SESSIONS 9:30AM-12:00PM

1) ICE Raids/E-Verify/287(g)/Secure Communities
Location: Student Cafeteria
Moderators: Carlos Montes, Community Service Organization and Fight Back News & Natividad Carrera, S.C.I.C

Panelists: (10 minutes per speaker)
• Adriana Garcia Cabrera, May 1st Coalition/Dignity Campaign, San Jose
• Pablo Alvarado, National Day Laborer Organizing Network- Los Angeles
• Alfonso Gonzalez, New York May 1st Coalition, New York
• Salvador Reza, Puente, Phoenix, Arizona
• Adriana Jasso, Raza Rights Coalition, Project of Union del Barrio, San Diego
• Jose Felix Cabrera, of Mac Arthur Park Neighborhood Council, Los Angeles

2) Drivers Licenses/Police Checkpoints & Car Impounds
Location: Auditorium
Moderators: Julia Wallace, South Central Neighborhood Council & Mario Brito, Witness for Peace Southwest

Panelists -10 minutes per speaker
• Cynthia Anderson Barker, National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles
• Miguel Robles, Alianza Latinoamericana por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes – San Francisco
• Elliot Gabriel, Francisco Romero, Todo el Poder al Pueblo, Ventura/Oxnard
• Elizabeth Robles, Inland Congregations United for Change, Our Lady of Soledad Church, Coachella
• Pablo Aceves, Comite de Derechos Humanos- Digna Ochoa, Barrio Logan, San Diego
• Representative, Gil Cedillo, Los Angeles
• Ron Gochez, Southern California Immigration Coalition, Los Angeles

Lunch: 12:00PM – 1:00PM
Location: Student Cafeteria

Statewide Assembly: 1:00PM – 2:30PM
Location: Auditorium:
• Presentation/Discussion of proposals
• Approval of Statewide resolutions

International Labor Panel: 2:30PM – 3:30PM
Location: Auditorium

Panelists
• Gilda Chacon Bravo, World Federation of Trade Unions- Americas Region- Cuba
• Humberto Montes de Oca, Interior Secretary of the Mexican Electrical Workers (SME)- México
• Jorge Cazares Torres, Section VIII of the National Steering Committee of Education Workers (CNTE), México
• Daya Mortel, BAYAN USA
• Chito Quijano, International League of Peoples’ Struggle

For more information:
Southern California Immigration Coalition

323-602-3480 415-368-1891 619-398-6648
www.immigrationcoalition.org

This Sunday: CADL/Sobriety Checkpoint!


CADL/Sobriety Checkpoint
updated: Mar 17, 2011, 5:04 PM 

Source: Oxnard PD

INCIDENT: DUI Saturation Patrol and
Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint
DATE/TIME: Sunday, March 20, 2011 1400-2400
LOCATION: City of Oxnard

DETAILS:
The Oxnard Police Department will be conducting a multi-location sobriety and
driver’s license checkpoint on Sunday, March 20, 2011, from 6:00 P.M. to
midnight. The checkpoint will be held throughout the City of Oxnard and is
funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In addition to the checkpoint,
several officers will be conducting a DUI saturation patrol before and during
the checkpoint. Checkpoints are just one strategy used by the Oxnard Police
Department to promote the public awareness of DUI enforcement and education.
Saturation patrols are used as an aggressive approach to locate and arrest
impaired drivers.

If you are stopped and do not have a license, you can request a 30-minute grace period to have a licensed driver pick up your vehicle. 
Stop the Decomiso/Impound of our Vehicles! 



PLEASE DRIVE AND PARTY SAFELY.


*Local taxi cab service: Ventura County Yellow Cab: (805) 659-6900


*Please report any police misconduct or abuse to the Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective: (805) 253-3242


*List of possible checkpoint areas in Oxnard (see map):

-Channel Islands and Ives Avenue (Southbound near the Industrial Park by Lemonwood)
-Oxnard Boulevard near Colonia Road
-Oxnard Boulevard near 2nd Street (Lot “A” Burger)
-Oxnard Boulevard near Citrus Grove (Old Carriage Square/Burger King) 
-Ventura Road and Doris (Near the Fremont Shopping Center)
-Ventura Road and Gonzales (Near Popeye’s Chicken)
-Victoria Avenue and Gonzales Rd. (Southbound)
-Rose Avenue and Gonzales or Cesar Chavez Avenue (Near the Walmart Shopping Center/St. John’s Hospital)
-Rose Avenue and Camino del Sol or near Third Street
-Saviers Road and Elm Street (Central Oxnard)
-Saviers Road and Pleasant Valley (South Oxnard)

Coming in from our beloved neighboring City of Ventura, a frequent checkpoint for those coming back to Oxnard is off of Harbor Boulevard near Seaward Avenue.