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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

ACLU NorCal filed an appeal to the California Department of Education on behalf of a parent in the Novato Unified School District who uncovered data demonstrating that Black and Latinx students are disproportionately excluded from the San Marin High School STEM program, and that the district’s admissions process for the program perpetuates bias against students of color. Read More

Thanks to a partnership between the ACLU of Northern California and the California Historical Society, every issue of the ACLU News has been digitized and is now available to read online. This blog is the first in a series that examines the archive’s contents. Read More

The ACLU of California, joined by members of the Community Vaccine Advisory Committee and numerous other equity, health access, and community organizations called on Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health to immediately prioritize people in congregate living environments for vaccine access. Read More

In California and across the country, there is a statistically verified pattern of discrimination against Black students by teachers and administrators. This resource provides students and parents with clear information about their rights and methods they can employ to confront efforts to thwart their self-expression. Read More

Schools continue to limit student expression and the punishments for speaking up are often applied discriminately. Particularly concerning are incidents of schools restricting the speech of Black students who express support for Black lives. Read More

Today, we celebrate the Biden Administration’s swift action to repeal the Muslim and African “Travel” Bans—the result of the advocacy, drive, and resilience of impacted communities. Over four years, and after a series of legal challenges by advocates including the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, former-President Trump pushed forward various iterations of the Muslim and African Bans that tr... Read More

A revised municipal ordinance opening Foothills Park to all people has become effective under law, ending Palo Alto’s 55-year history of keeping the public land exclusive to city residents. Read More

Today, Native American students throughout California continue to face disproportionately higher rates of exclusionary discipline, chronic absenteeism, and lower academic outcomes than their nonIndigenous peers. In Humboldt County, home to nearly twenty times more Indigenous students than the statewide average, these disparities are egregious. Read More

Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern of California released Failing Grade: The Status of Native American Education in Humboldt County, a report revealing vast and troubling disparities in education outcomes for Indigenous students in Humboldt County. The report exposes a system that fails Native American students by not providing the skills they need to succeed in school and the workforce. Read More