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ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – City of San Diego Risk Management Presents on Settlements & Judgments Against SDPD

The following prepared public comment, following a presentation by the City of San Diego’s Risk Management on settlements and judgments against the San Diego Police Department (SDPD), outlines the significant amount of city funds used for these SDPD settlements and how that money would be better spent investing in our communities. This public comment was delivered before the San Diego City Council Budget and Government Efficiency Committee by ACLU-SDIC Senior Policy Advocate Branden Sigua on June 17, 2026.

By Branden Sigua

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Jun 09, 2026

Workers and Advocacy Groups Challenge DHS’s Illegal Warrantless Arrest Policy

DHS practice amounts to “arrest people and ask questions later.”

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Samantha Itazawa (long dark hair, bangs, wearing black longsleeve shirt) delivers testimony into microphone standing before a seated crowd.

ACLU-SDIC Public Testimony – San Diego City Council Resolution in Support of Somali Community

The following public comment outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for a resolution in support for our Somali community. This public comment was delivered before the San Diego City Council by ACLU-SDIC Staff Attorney Samantha Itazawa on June 15, 2026.

By Samantha Itazawa

Daniela holding rainbow fan that says "fan of equal rights"

ACLU-SDIC Public Testimony – Support for Pride Month Resolution at Central Union High School District Board Meeting

The following public comment outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for a LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution. This public comment was delivered before the Central Union High School District Board by ACLU-SDIC Senior Organizer Daniela Vega on June 9, 2026. The resolution passed with a 4-1 vote.

By Daniela Vega

Sign that says San Diego says Flock Off!

ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – City of San Diego Holds Hearing on Approval of FY27 Budget

The following public comment outlines the ACLU-SDIC's opposition to the city of San Diego's contracts with Flock Safety and support for services and resources related to youth, libraries, arts, housing, parks and other programs that help San Diegans thrive. This public comment was delivered before the San Diego City Council by ACLU-SDIC Senior Policy Advocate Branden Sigua on June 9, 2026.

By Branden Sigua

Sep 07, 2009

Pink-Haired Cardiff Student and ACLU Obtain an Apology for Principal's "Clearly Inappropriate" Stereotyping

Aug 21, 2009

The Departure of Superintedent Terry Grier

Aug 11, 2009

ACLU Statement on Protests of Library Lecture on Islam

Aug 06, 2009

San Diego Sheriff's Department's Immigration Enforcement Policy

Aug 05, 2009

Forum on ACLU Patent Challenge

Wednesday, August 5, 2009
5:30 - 7 pm
Featured speakers:
- Leonard Deftos, UC San Diego
- Kevin Keenan, Executive Director, ACLU
- Stacy Taylor, DLA Piper LLP
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center [Venue information]
This is a free event.

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The lawsuit by the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation, a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (PUBPAT) was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 12, 2009, on behalf of breast cancer and women's health groups, individual women and scientific associations representing approximately 150,000 researchers, pathologists and laboratory professionals against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), as well as Myriad Genetics and the University of Utah Research Foundation,

Aug 03, 2009

Map of Locked Facilities in San Diego County

This map includes all of the locked facilities in San Diego county including:

Police holding facilities, represented by a "P"
Border Patrol holding facilities represented by the DHS logo
Federal prisons, represented by the orange placemarks
State prisons, represented by the green placemarks
County jails and prisons, represented by the red placemarks
Juvenile facilities, represented by the blue placemarks
Immigrant detention facilities, represented by the purple placemarks
Conservation camps, represented by fire

Jul 31, 2009

Free Expression Win as Judge Prohibits Government from Seizing Motorcycle Club's Property

Jul 30, 2009

Landmark Lawsuit Accuses State of Failing to Protect Farm Workers from Heat-Related Death and Illness

Jul 24, 2009

Disclosing Calendars of Elected Officials

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