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 18 established local chapters and 5 campus clubs which meet throughout the area:
Berkeley, Albany, Richmond, Kensington, and Surrounding Area
Chico Chapter Chico and North Valley
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
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 Francisco Chapter San Francisco
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
Stanford University Club Stanford University
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
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