The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties works with local partners to advance public policy issues in our priority focus areas of policing, police accountability, immigrants’ rights and equity in our region. At the state level, we work with the ACLU of California Center for Advocacy and Policy as well as statewide coalitions to lobby the legislature, analyze proposed legislation, and engage grassroots supporters in the legislative process.
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) youth are significantly overrepresented in California’s foster care system. Unfortunately, some personnel, caregivers, and providers harbor the same biases and...
Police departments in California are some of the deadliest in the country. Police in Kern County, for example, have killed more people per capita than in any other county in the U.S. But many of these...
Although California is often thought of as a beacon of progressive values, the Golden State is actually one of the most secretive states when it comes to information about police use of force and serious...
Californians deserve a voice and a seat at the table when it comes to law enforcement’s acquisition of surveillance technologies. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case in California, where law enforcement’...
