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Blue background with white and yellow quote text reads "San Diegans don't need more watchful eyes, they need a helping hand. We urge the San Diego City Council to end the contract with Flock Safety." Quote by Blair Overstreet Central San Diego Organizer ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.

ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Whether to Continue Surveillance Use Policies

The following testimony outlines the ACLU-SDIC's opposition to the San Diego City Council continuing the city's contract with Flock Safety. This testimony was delivered before the San Diego City Council by ACLU-SDIC Central San Diego Organizer Blair Overstreet on December 9, 2025.

By Blair Overstreet

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Nov 20, 2025

The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties Launches Local Civic Engagement Campaigns

Nationwide, our communities are experiencing a coordinated attack on our civil rights designed to make us feel overwhelmed and powerless.

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ACLU-SDIC Testimony – Vista City Council Considers the Community Safety and Due Process Resolution

The following testimony outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for the Vista Community Safety and Due Process Resolution. This testimony was delivered before the Vista City Council by ACLU-SDIC Managing Policy Director Nalini Gupta on November 18, 2025.

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

The following testimony outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for drafting the Civil Liberties Enforcement and Accountability Rules (CLEAR) Ordinance. This testimony was delivered before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors by ACLU-SDIC Staff Attorney Brisa Velazquez October 21, 2025.

By Brisa Velazquez

ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Due Process & Safety Ordinance

The following testimony outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for the Due Process & Safety Ordinance proposed. This testimony was delivered before the San Diego City Council by ACLU-SDIC Immigrants' Rights Staff Attorney Brisa Velazquez October 20, 2025.

By Brisa Velazquez

Feb 02, 2017

ACLU exige documentos sobre la prohibición musulmana de Trump

Feb 02, 2017

ACLU of San Diego Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban

Jan 25, 2017

ACLU of California Statement on Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Executive Orders

Today, President Trump and his new administration confirmed the institution of draconian, punitive, and discriminatory immigration policies that ign

Jan 20, 2017

ACLU ANUNCIA LA PRIMERA ACCIÓN LEGAL SOBRE CONFLICTOS DE INTERÉS DE TRUMP, ESTABLECE PLAN PARA DESAFIAR SUS PROPUESTAS

NUEVA YORK – La American Civil Liberties Union inició acciones legales que buscan documentos sobre posibles conflictos de interés y violaciones a la Constitución y leyes federales del Presidente Trump e intereses comerciales de su familia. La organización también presento un Plan de Siete Puntos estableciendo cómo piensa desafiar otras políticas de Trump y proteger la Constitución.

Jan 20, 2017

ACLU ANNOUNCES FIRST LEGAL ACTION ON TRUMP CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, LAYS OUT PLAN TO CHALLENGE PROPOSED POLICIES

Jan 18, 2017

ACLU se une a la Marcha de las Mujeres en San Diego para “Repudiar la Misoginia, Intolerancia e Injusticia”

En solidaridad con la Marcha de las Mujeres en Washington, la Marcha de las Mujeres en San Diego es una de los más de 300 'marchas hermanas,' en los Estados Unidos y otras ciudades de todo el mundo que se llavaran acabo en el primer día de la Presidencia de Trump. El objetivo es enviar al nuevo presidente un mensaje de esperanza, inclusión y la resistencia a la injusticia.
"La ACLU de los Condados de San Diego y Imperial está orgullosa de participar en la Marcha de las Mujeres en San Diego," dijo la Directora Ejecutiva Norma Chavez-Peterson. "Marcharemos en sol

Jan 18, 2017

ACLU Joins San Diego Women’s March “To Repudiate Injustice, Bigotry and Misogyny”

Jan 11, 2017

Job Announcement: Community Organizer

Jan 10, 2017

ACLU on Gov.’s Budget Proposal: Off to Good Start to Protect California’s Most Vulnerable

SACRAMENTO–In response to Governor Jerry Brown’s unveiling of his proposed 2017-18 budget, the American Civil Liberties Union of California’s Center for Advocacy and Policy issued the following statement on behalf of its Center Director, Natasha Minsker:

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