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ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Whether to Continue Surveillance Use Policies
By Blair Overstreet
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – Vista City Council Considers the Community Safety and Due Process Resolution
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Considers Drafting CLEAR Ordinance
By Brisa Velazquez
ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego City Council Considers Due Process & Safety Ordinance
By Brisa Velazquez
Letter to the Imperial County Office of Education Expressing Concerns About 2021-22 CUSD Local Control and Accountability Plan
Based on discussions with local stakeholders and a review of the CUSD’s plan, we’ve identified deficiencies that will unlawfully deny equitable educational opportunities, services and outcomes for students with high needs.
Prepared Testimony Urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Support Data-Driven Approach to Public Safety
The following is a prepared testimony urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to support Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer’s proposed data-driven approach to public safety. ACLU-SDIC Policy Advocate Esmeralda Flores delivered the testimony on October 19, 2021.
Letter to City of Oceanside on Policies and Practices of LGBTQ Inclusion at Homeless Shelter
We write today to urge the City of Oceanside to establish inclusive policies and practices governing the operation of its new government-funded homeless shelter.
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the San Diego City Council, CPE Report
The following is a prepared testimony urging the San Diego City Council to take meaningful action and pass the PrOTECT ordinance. The testimony was delivered to the San Diego City Council by ACLU-SDIC Deputy Advocacy Director Christie Hill on June 29, 2021.
Charles A. Bird: A Remembrance
We lost a quiet but fierce champion of justice last week. Charles A. Bird died June 21, 2021 after a long illness. Charlie was many things—a brilliant lawyer, an avid outdoorsman devoted to his wife Charlotte, a bar and community leader, a believer in freedom of conscience...
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Evening Budget Hearing
The following is a prepared testimony urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to oppose additional funding for 114 sworn law enforcement officers and jail construction projects. The testimony was delivered to the Board of Supervisors by ACLU-SDIC Immigrant Rights and Binational Affairs Advocate Esmeralda Flores on June 16, 2021.
ACLU-SDIC Testimony to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in Support of Creating an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
The following is a prepared testimony urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to create an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. The testimony was delivered to the Board of Supervisors by ACLU-SDIC Immigrant Rights and Binational Affairs Advocate Esmeralda Flores on June 8, 2021.
ACLU-SDIC Testimony Urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Invest in an Immigrant Legal Defense Program
The following is a prepared testimony urging the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to invest in an Immigrant Legal Defense Program. The testimony was delivered to the Board of Supervisors by ACLU-SDIC Immigrant Rights and Binational Affairs Advocate Esmeralda Flores on May 4, 2021.
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