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L.A. County Supervisors Should Postpone Vote on Civilian Oversight Commission

Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California:

January 11, 2016

Proposed State Budget Keeps Prop 47 Savings from Communities

The following can be attributed to Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, director of criminal justice and drug policy for the ACLU of California:

January 7, 2016

Civil Rights Coalition Ready to Launch Education Campaign Following Failed Anti-Transgender Ballot Push

A coalition of California civil rights and LGBT organizations said today that supporters of a proposed anti-transgender ballot initiative announced that they have failed to submit the signatures necessary to qualify it for the November 2016 ballot.

December 21, 2015

Statement: New Video Requires Another Investigation of Deputies’ Point Blank Shooting

December 21, 2015

Gov. Brown Names ACLU Attorney David Sapp to State Board of Education Staff Position

SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown today named ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) Attorney David Sapp deputy policy director and assistant legal counsel at the California State Board of Education.

December 14, 2015

ACLU SoCal Statement on Mass Shooting in San Bernardino

Please attribute the following statement on yesterday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU SoCal):

December 3, 2015