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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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Jul 17, 2026

New ACLU Report Documents Widespread and Unchecked Civil Rights Abuses by Immigration Agents in California and Nationwide During President Trump’s Second Term

Report Finds Patterns of Excessive Force, Racial Profiling, and Targeting of U.S. Citizens, Children, and Vulnerable People
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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

Jun 02, 2016

San Diego ACLU Seeks Public Records Related to SDPD’s Militaristic Tactics at Trump Rally

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May 31, 2016

ACLU Response to SDPD Show of Force at Trump Rally

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May 31, 2016

Filing a Complaint with the San Diego Police Department

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May 27, 2016

Blue Code of Silence to Remain Under California Law

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May 06, 2016

Have the police ever taken your property?

Many people in California have had their money, car, and even their home permanently taken by law enforcement – even though they were never arrested or convicted of a crime. If this has happened to you, sharing your story could help end policing for profit in California.

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Apr 21, 2016

ACLU and Senator Joel Anderson Host Panel on Asset Forfeiture Abuse at San Diego Law School

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Apr 12, 2016

California Police Transparency Bill Passes First Legislative Hurdle

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Apr 11, 2016

Hundreds Rally for Bills to Curb Policing for Profit and Police Secrecy

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Mar 28, 2016

A Woman With a Disability and PTSD Waited For an Asylum Interview.

Last Thursday, March 17, Nicole Ramos, a U.S. immigration lawyer, escorted her client M. to the San Ysidro Port of Entry. M. is a Mexican transgender woman who has a disability and PTSD seeking asylum in the United States. U.S. law requires an asylum seeker like M. to appear at the port of entry for a credible fear interview and initial processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. Accordingly, M. entered the line for asylum processing at the port.

For the next thirty-four hours, the CBP officers on duty failed to provide M. with any food.

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