Jun 11, 2018
As stories of state violence against Black men and boys occupy many of the calls for police reform, countless stories of Black women and girls subjected to excessive force and police misconduct remain untold. We must say their names.
Jun 08, 2018
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and Protection and Advocacy, Inc. issued a letter to the California Department of Mental Health stating our concern that the state hospital system was forcibly drugging patients who have been tried for crimes and were found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Jun 06, 2018
In past elections, DA candidates ran largely unopposed, but this year, there were more contested DA races in California than in recent memory – perhaps ever before. Although incumbents retained their seats in most counties, all elected DAs in California now know they are under an unprecedented level of public scrutiny.
For Immediate Release: Jun 05, 2018
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493
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We celebrate the defeat of Prop H, a measure designed by the San Francisco Police Officers Association to overturn a carefully and collaboratively crafted policy regulating when San Francisco police officers can use Tasers.

Jun 05, 2018
Whether you realize it or not, July 9, 1868 was a day that changed your life and ours. Why? Because it was the day that the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.
For Immediate Release: May 31, 2018
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493
ACLU of Northern CA

Contact: Daisy Vieyra, (916) 442-1036 x613

Sacramento – Today, the State Senate advanced SB 1186 to the Assembly for consideration. SB 1186, introduced by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) requires public debate and a vote by local elected leaders prior to law enforcement’s acquisition of new surveillance technology, among other oversight protections.

The following statement is attributed to Matt Cagle, Technology & Civil Liberties Attorney with the ACLU of Northern California, in response to the bill’s passage:

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