FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2018 Contact: Daisy Vieyra, 916-824-3266 SACRAMENTO–Today, the California Assembly approved legislation that will help prevent wrongful convictions. Senate Bill 923, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), will ensure that law enforcement agencies throughout the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2018 Contact: Daisy Vieyra, 916-824-3266 SB 1421 will restore Californians’ right to know whether and how departments investigate and hold accountable officers who use force, plant evidence or sexually assault civilians. SACRAMENTO – Today, the…
SAN DIEGO – For years, critically important questions have persisted about the way school district leaders plan and budget services for their most vulnerable, high-need students. California school districts are in the fifth annual cycle of the Local Control Funding…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 31, 2018 CONTACT: Edward Sifuentes esifuentes@aclusandiego.org (619) 501-3408 ACLU Statement on Passage of Bill Prohibiting Police From Taking Minors’ DNA Without Parental Consent or Warrant SAN DIEGO – The ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2018 Contact: Daisy Vieyra, 916-824-3266 (Sacramento) Emilio Lacques 323-616-8016 (Los Angeles) Advocates Denounce Shelving of Bill that Would Have Reduced the Number of Police Shootings in California SACRAMENTO – Last night, a bill that would…