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The ACLU Foundation of Northern California sent a letter to the Lemoore Union Elementary School District expressing deep concern for the District’s failure to provide all students with a distance learning option during the Covid-19 pandemic. The letter urges the District to immediately comply with public health guidance and the law to provide a high-quality distance learning option to all students... Read More

Five residents of Pacifica are suing the city for attempting to banish RV dwellers from its jurisdiction. Read More

The law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, representing the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, filed suit against the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office for its failure to comply with a public record request seeking information regarding use of force, discharge of firearms, sexual assault, and dishonesty by its officers. The complaint seeks immediate disclosure of all of the requested public records. Read More

Get out of town, or we’ll bury you in debt and seize your home - that's how Pacifica has decided to address RV dwellers. Read More

Pacifica's RV parking ban is a blatant attempt by Pacifica to banish those who rely on RVs for housing and mobility, and therefore violates the U.S. Constitution, the California Constitution, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read More

The Local Control Funding Formula is California’s new system of funding its public schools. It increases school funding and directs more resources to California’s high-need students: low-income, foster youth, and English language learner students. Read More

The ACLU of California Action Conference is an annual statewide conference with opportunities to level up your advocacy and policy change in California. You will learn about civil liberties here in California, participate in statewide and local campaigns, and network with like-minded people. The entire conference is virtual. Read More

After the murder of George Floyd, the San Francisco Police Department illegally spied on thousands of activists as they marched against police racism and violence against Black people. Read More

Sign the petition to help build the power we need to and bring surveillance in Sonoma under control of the community. Read More

The ACLU and four local community organizations are seeking a court order to block unlawful efforts by three district attorneys to undo an agreement between the state and people on death row that followed Governor Newsom’s moratorium on executions. Read More