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Town Hall Event for L.A. County Sheriff Election

MEDIA ADVISORY
L.A. Sheriff Community Forum Event - Sept. 15

Candidate Alex Villanueva Will Attend — Incumbent Jim McDonnell Has Pulled Out

September 14, 2018

California Passes Landmark Police Transparency and Accountability Legislation

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Assembly voted to approve Senate Bill 1421. Introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the historic legislation will make public information about officers who shoot, kill, or engage in serious misconduct like falsifying evidence or committing sexual assault

August 31, 2018

50+ States, Cities, Counties Urge Trump to Reinstate TPS Humanitarian Safeguards

Yesterday, states and local jurisdictions filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of plaintiffs in the case of Ramos v. Nielsen, which challenges the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 people from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan.

August 31, 2018

ACLU Comment: Legislature Approves Bill to Place Checks on Police Militarization

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 3131, a bill to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement’s acquisition of military equipment. The bill was introduced by Assembly members Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) and David Chiu (D-San Francisco). Eva Britta

August 30, 2018

Advocates Denounce Shelving of Bill that Would Have Reduced the Number of Police Shootings in California

SACRAMENTO — Last night, a bill that would have changed the standard for when California police can use deadly force was held in the legislature.

August 30, 2018

ACLU of California Statement: Governor Brown Signs Bail Reform Legislation Opposed by ACLU

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law Senate Bill 10, the California Bail Reform Act.

August 28, 2018