Voting Our Values – Prioritizing San Diegans’ Needs
When the needs of the community are not prioritized, we all suffer the consequences. Understanding the way these systems work is crucial to creating the change our communities need.
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Feb 3, 2025
Factsheet: Federal Funding of Local Surveillance
Federal funding, particularly the Homeland Security Grant Program, has played a key role in local police agencies' ability to purchase dangerous surveillance systems, all with little to no oversight or community control.
May 15, 2024
Boats, the Bay and Big Government: The Fight Over San Diego’s Webcams
If the government yells “national security” in the middle of the harbor, will anyone hear it?
Feb 10, 2022
Concerned About Police Accountability? Don’t Forget the Border Patrol
Police abuse of power has come under unprecedented and long overdue public scrutiny over the past few years. Yet, many people concerned about police accountability may overlook the egregious practices of the single largest law enforcement agency in the United States...
Jan 12, 2022
ACLUF-SDIC Letter to Imperial County Board of Supervisors Regarding Concerns About Language Access During Public Meetings
On January 12, 2022, the ACLUF-SDIC sent a letter to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors in response to community concerns about the lack of language access during board meetings for people who do not speak English.
Dec 21, 2021
The 21-Year Fight to Bring Down Project 100%
How Legal and Community Advocacy Ended San Diego County’s Fraudulent “Anti-Fraud” Program
Dec 20, 2021
The Legal Battles Against Project 100%
Ending San Diego County’s Decades-Long, Shameful ‘Attack on the Poor’
Jun 29, 2021
Charles A. Bird: A Remembrance
We lost a quiet but fierce champion of justice. Charles A. Bird died June 21, 2021 after a long illness. Charlie was many things—a brilliant lawyer, an avid outdoorsman, a bar and community leader, a believer in freedom of conscience and a colleague and mentor to generations of advocates.
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