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Press Release: Students and families optimistic that School Success and Opportunity Act (AB1266) will remain law

SAN FRANCISCO -- Transgender students, and their parents, educators and friends today are both relieved and concerned that while the California School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266) -- which helps schools better understand how to provide a fair opportunity for transgender students to parti

January 8, 2014

Press Release: Anaheim moves towards change in its at-large electoral process

ANAHEIM — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal), Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian and Ho and the Law Offices of Robert Rubin announced a settlement of a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim regarding how Anaheim voters elect their city council representatives.

January 8, 2014

ACLU SoCal welcomes LA County Sheriff Lee Baca's decision to resign

"The ACLU of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) welcomes Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca’s decision to resign after 48 years of service," said Hector Villagra, ACLU SoCal executive director.

January 7, 2014

Press Release: Students, families and supporters celebrate growing support and opportunities for transgender students

SAN FRANCISCO -- Transgender students and their families are celebrating California’s new School Success and Opportunity Act, which ensures that schools across the state understand their obligation to provide a fair opportunity for transgender students to participate in all school programs and to

January 6, 2014

Press Release: ACLU SoCal issues statement on indictments of more than a dozen sheriff's deputies

The ACLU has been litigating abuses in the Los Angeles County Jails since the mid 1970s. In 1985, it was appointed monitor of the facilities that comprise the Los Angeles County Jails system.

December 9, 2013

ACLU SoCal responds to LA Times revelation of Sheriff's Department's disturbing hiring practice

“’I didn’t know’ is Sheriff Lee Baca’s refrain to every disturbing incident that comes to light. That stock answer is unacceptable,” said Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California.

December 2, 2013