The ACLU commends DA Becton and urges all District Attorneys throughout California to fully implement SB 1391. Should District Attorneys refuse to do so and insist on attempting to prosecute 14- and 15-year-old children as adults, the ACLU will... Read more »
The complaint has been filed against the city of Berkeley, in response to the city’s assertion that Berkeley Police Department records related to police misconduct predating January 1, 2019 are exempt from disclosure, despite the passage of S.B... Read more »
Amazon shareholders announced today that they have filed a shareholder resolution echoing widespread calls for Amazon to stop sales of facial recognition to the government.Read more »
The ACLU of California affiliates released a statement in response to a bail-bond-industry-funded referendum that qualified for the November 2020 ballot.Read more »
A coalition of over 85 racial justice, faith, and civil, human, and immigrants’ rights groups today sent letters to Microsoft, Amazon, and Google demanding the companies commit not to sell face surveillance technology to the government.Read more »
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom introduced his budget proposal for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year, included in the budget was a commitment to expand paid family leave to six months from the current six weeks.Read more »
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed budget for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year that includes a $25 million General Fund investment for a community-based rapid response program for nonprofit first responders helping migrant families seeking... Read more »
Today, Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed budget today for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year, including a $124.9 million investment to expand preschool education to all low-income four-year-olds over the next three years.Read more »
