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ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Considers CLEAR Ordinance

The following testimony outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for the Civil Liberties Enforcement and Accountability Rules (CLEAR) Ordinance. This testimony was delivered before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors by ACLU-SDIC Immigrants' Rights Senior Policy Advocate on January 13, 2026.

By Eddie Meyer

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ACLU-SDIC Launches EmpowerEd: A Three-Track Public Education Series

Amid ongoing federal actions affecting civil rights nationwide, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) is launching EmpowerEd: an educational series that provides the public with information on their rights, advocacy tools, and knowledge about existing laws and systems. 
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City’s Secretive Recruitment Process For New SDPD Chief Falls Short

SAN DIEGO – A coalition of community advocacy groups is calling on San Diego City leaders to have an open and transparent process to hire the next chief of police. The process announced by the city on Tuesday is deeply flawed because it includes an unidentified panel and just four meetings to gather public input.

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ACLU Responds to President Trump’s Comments to Police

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What Did We Really Learn About Biased Policing In San Diego?

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ACLU to Jeff Sessions: Repeating The Failed War on Drugs Experiment Is Taking the Nation Back by Decades

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Nationwide Report: Insurance Corporations Created Exploitative $2 Billion Bail Industry

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ACLU of California Issues Texas Travel Advisory

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In California, We the People Can Protect Our Values and Each Other

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