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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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June 9, 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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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

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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

Feb 15, 2017

ACLU Sues City of San Diego, Demands SDPD Change Policy Allowing DNA Collection From Minors Without Parental Consent

Feb 14, 2017

Local civil society and business organizations call on the San Diego City Council to sign amicus brief in Muslim ban suit

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego City Council meets in close session at 10am today. Among items for consideration is the City of Chicago’s request that San Diego join the amicus curiae brief in State of Washington vs. Donald Trump to denounce the U.S. Government’s suspension of refugee admissions and its unconstitutional ban on admissions of citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.

Feb 06, 2017

California Lawmakers Announce Bill to Modernize State’s Discriminatory HIV Criminalization Laws

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

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