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A digital collection of community research and photo archives celebrating the Central Coast's most pro-choice allies, including Women's March, Planned Parenthood, Generation Action, and Diversity Collective.
The "Fake Clinic" Watchlist: A Toolkit for Activists in Ventura, Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo Counties
Fake Clinics, AKA CPCs, pose as medical providers, with some going so far as to impersonate nearby Planned Parenthood health centers. In reality, CPCs lure pregnant, unsuspecting visitors and target them with disinformation about abortion and birth control.
Resources like the CrisisPregnancyCenterMap.com can help activists, but these databases often become outdated as fake clinics rename themselves to avoid detection, or purge their websites to hide their religious connections. So we developed this CPC Watchlist: to provide accurate info to activists working to expose CPCs that inflict life-threatening harm and promote "abortion reversal" myths.
Our community has done the research to ensure this CPC Watchlist is the most accurate, updated, and localized resource available to Central Coast activists. It features insights ranging from youth populations these fake clinics target, to nearest legitimate health centers as alternatives. Our community updates this list each quarter, most recently Q3 2024.
Choose Your Central Coast City
Simi Valley | Thousand Oaks | Ventura | Ojai | Santa Barbara | Lompoc | Santa Maria | Grover Beach
San Luis Obispo | Atascadero
* indicates college/university, ↯ indicates pro-choice alternative
Simi Valley
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Community Pregnancy Clinic
(NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
2045 Royal Avenue, Suite #208
Simi Valley, CA 93065
AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS?
Yes, affiliated with Heartbeat International
WEBSITE
cpcsimi.org
(CREATED IN 2013)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Grace Jr/Sr High School: 0.6 miles
Royal High School: 0.9 miles
Apollo High School: 2.0 miles
Santa Susana High School: 3.0 miles
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Simi Women's Center: 5.5 miles
PROMOTES "ABORTION REVERSAL" MYTHS?
Not currently
Thousand Oaks
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Ohana Health, renamed from Conejo
Pregnancy Center
(NON-LICENSED, NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
80 East Hillcrest Drive, Suite #130
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS?
Yes, affiliated with Heartbeat International
WEBSITE
ohanahealthclinic.com
(CREATED IN 2018)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
La Reina High School: 1.9 miles
Thousand Oaks High School: 2.3 miles
Conejo Valley High School: 2.4 miles
California Lutheran University: 3.3 miles*
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Planned Parenthood Thousand Oaks: 3.2 miles
PROMOTES "ABORTION REVERSAL" MYTHS?
Yes, through Heartbeat International
Ventura
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Ventura County Pregnancy Center
(NON-LICENSED, NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
1732 Palma Drive, Suite #103
Ventura, CA 93003
AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS?
Yes, affiliated with Heartbeat International
WEBSITE
venturacpc.org
(CREATED IN 1998)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Pacific High School: 1.9 miles
Buena High School: 2.5 miles
Saint Bonaventure High School: 2.6 miles
Ventura College: 3.0 miles*
Ventura High School: 3.1 miles
El Camino High School at Ventura: 3.4 miles
Foothill Technology High School: 3.5 miles
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Planned Parenthood Ventura: 1.9 miles
PROMOTES "ABORTION REVERSAL" MYTHS?
Not currently
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CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Life Centers of Ventura County
(NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
4601 Telephone Rd, Suite #107
Ventura, CA 93003
AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS?
Yes, affiliated with Heartbeat International
WEBSITE
vclifecenters.com
(CREATED IN 2010)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Pacific High School: 1.7 miles
Buena High School: 2.3 miles
Saint Bonaventure High School: 2.4 miles
Ventura College: 2.8 miles*
Ventura High School: 2.9 miles
El Camino High School at Ventura: 3.2 miles
Foothill Technology High School: 3.3 miles
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Planned Parenthood Ventura: 1.6 miles
PROMOTES "ABORTION REVERSAL" MYTHS?
Yes, through Heartbeat International
Ojai
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Ojai Life Choices, renamed from Life Choices Pregnancy Clinic of Ojai (NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
1320 Maricopa Highway, Suite C
Ojai, CA 93023
AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS?
Not currently
WEBSITE
www.ojailifechoices.org
(CREATED IN 2005)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Nordhoff High School: 0.2 miles
Chaparral High School in Ojai: 1.5 miles
PROMOTES "ABORTION REVERSAL" MYTHS?
Yes, through Abortion Pill Rescue Network
Santa Barbara
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Network Medical Women’s Center, renamed from Life Network, Inc. (NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
185-C.S. Patterson Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
WEBSITE
networkmedical.org
(CREATED IN 2001)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
San Marcos High School: 1.4 miles
UC Santa Barbara: 2.8 miles*
Bishop Garcia Diego High School: 3.3 miles
Dos Pueblos High School: 5.0 miles
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Planned Parenthood Santa Barbara: 8.6 miles
Lompoc
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Pregnancy & Parenting Support Center of Lompoc (NON-LICENSED, NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
1137 North H Street, Suite K
Lompoc, CA 93436
AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS?
Yes, affiliated with Heartbeat International
WEBSITE
lompocpsc.wixsite.com/psclompoc
(CREATED IN 2017)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Lompoc High School: 1.3 miles
Maple High School: 3.7 miles
Cabrillo High School - Lompoc: 4.8 miles
PROMOTES "ABORTION REVERSAL" MYTHS?
Not currently
Santa Maria
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Care Net Pregnancy & Resource Center of
Santa Maria
(NON-LICENSED, NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
201 South Miller Street, Suite #101
Santa Maria, CA 93454
AFFILIATED WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS?
Yes, affiliated with Care Net
(renamed from Christian Action Council)
WEBSITE
www.carenetsm.com
(CREATED IN 2009)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Santa Maria High School: 1.2 miles
Allan Hancock College: 1.4 miles*
Pioneer Valley High School: 2.3 miles
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Planned Parenthood Santa Maria: 0.2 miles
PROMOTES "ABORTION REVERSAL" MYTHS?
Not currently
Grover Beach
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Life Line Pregnancy Center - Grover Beach
(NON-LICENSED, NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
1447 West Grand Avenue
Grover Beach, CA 93433
WEBSITE
lifelinepregnancycenter.org
(CREATED IN 2011)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Arroyo Grande High School: 2.7 miles
San Luis Obispo
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER #1
Pregnancy & Parenting Support of San Luis Obispo, formerly ALPHA
(NON-LICENSED, NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
3480 S Higuera St #100
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
WEBSITE
ppsslo.org
(CREATED IN 2017)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Pacific Beach High School: 2.0 miles
Mission College Prep Catholic High: 2.1 miles
San Luis Obispo High School: 3.2 miles
Cal Polytechnic State University: 4.2 miles*
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Planned Parenthood San Luis Obispo: 2.0 miles
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CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER #2
Tree of Life Pregnancy Support Center – San Luis Obispo (NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
1329 Chorro Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
WEBSITE
www.treeoflifepsc.com
(CREATED IN 2009)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Mission College Prep Catholic High: 0.4 miles
San Luis Obispo High School: 0.8 miles
Cal Polytechnic State University: 1.7 miles*
Pacific Beach High School: 2.7 miles
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Planned Parenthood San Luis Obispo: 0.1 miles
Atascadero
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER
Tree of Life Pregnancy Support Center – Atascadero (NON-ACCREDITED)
ADDRESS
7730 Morra Road, Suite #106
Atascadero, CA 93422
WEBSITE
www.treeoflifepsc.com
(CREATED IN 2009)
YOUTHS TARGETED, BY DISTANCE
Atascadero High School: 0.9 miles
Paloma Creek High School: 2.5 miles
Del Rio Continuation High School: 4.3 miles
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