Organization and Chapters
The ACLU is a
network of staffed affiliate and volunteer-run chapter offices in all 50 states
and Puerto
Rico. California has three
affiliates, one in San Francisco, one in
Los Angeles, and one in San Diego. With 55,000
members and 50 staff members, the ACLU of Northern California, based in
San Francisco,
is the largest ACLU affiliate in the nation.
On a day-to-day basis, each affiliate is autonomous and makes
its own decisions about which cases to take and which issues to emphasize. Each
has its own Board of Directors and
staff, each sets its own civil liberties priorities, and each decides for itself
what cases to take, what state and local bills to work on, and what kind of
public education campaigns to run.
The ACLU of Northern California consists of 16 established
local chapters and several organizing chapters which meet throughout the
area:
Berkeley/North East Bay Chapter Berkeley, Albany, Richmond, Kensington, and Surrounding Area
Chico Chapter Chico and North Valley
CSU Fresno Club CSU Fresno
Golden Gate University School of Law Club Golden Gate University School of Law
Greater Fresno Chapter Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties
Marin County Chapter Marin County
Mid Peninsula Chapter Mid Peninsula
Monterey County Chapter Monterey County
Mt. Diablo Chapter Central and Eastern Contra Costa County
North Peninsula Chapter Daly City to San Carlos
Pacific McGeorge School of Law Club Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Paul Robeson Chapter Alameda County: Alameda, Castro Valley, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Oakland, San Leandro, San Lorezno, & Union City
Redwood Chapter Humboldt, Del Norte, Western Trinity and Northern Mendocino Counties
Sacramento County Chapter Sacramento County
San Joaquin County Chapter San Joaquin County
Santa Clara University School of Law Club Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara Valley Chapter Mid & Southern Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County Chapter Santa Cruz County
Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Chapter Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity Counties
Sonoma County Chapter Sonoma County
Stanislaus County Chapter Stanislaus County
U.C. Berkeley Club U.C. Berkeley
U.C. Davis King Hall School of Law Club U.C. Davis King Hall School of Law
Yolo County Chapter The Greater Yolo County Area