The future you want to see is on the ballot this year. Check out our voter guide in the link below. [Ad paid for by ACLU California Action Issues Committee. Ad Committee’s Top Funders: ACLU of Northern California ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties] aclucalaction.org/2026-electio...

2026 Voter Guide - ACLU California Action

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Happening tomorrow: We’re co-hosting Nuestra Voz 2026, a gubernatorial forum designed to elevate community voices and hold candidates accountable on the issues that matter to our communities. Join live: www.youtube.com/live/LDNVgsA...

Holding our government accountable is not a crime, but we’ve seen local California police stop and question people for exercising their right to record DHS agents in their communities.

This week, your California lawmaker will vote on a bill that will move the state towards ending the housing and houselessness crisis statewide. California’s housing crisis affects everyone, and AB 1165 offers a smart path forward. action.aclu.org/send-message...

Take Action: Tell CA to Create a Strategy for Housing

The California Housing Justice Act will give California the solid strategic roadmap it needs to end the housing and houselessness crisis statewide.

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California’s at a crossroads. Trump’s devastating cuts to health care & housing are going to devastate our communities. Join us for a virtual teach-in next Wednesday on December 10 to explore what's at stake and what actions we can take right now. RSVP: bit.ly/housingxhealth

SB 634 makes it clear: cities cant block life-saving outreach & services for people experiencing homelessness. Without services + housing, there is no real path forward. #SB634 #EndHomelessness @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4nyschsr

Opinion |Cities that ban or criminalize homeless services worsen California’s crisis

A bill on the governor’s desk would stop cities from chasing away supportive services and workers who help unhoused people survive the streets.

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The Oct 13 deadline for @governor.ca.gov to sign or veto legislation is growing ever closer. His office needs to hear support for our priority legislation. Take action today: Call & ask him to support #SB418 — Equal Access to Care for All — by @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social. It's time to #SealTheDeal

We're just over two weeks away from the Oct 13 deadline for @governor.ca.gov to sign or veto legislation. His office needs to hear support for our priority legislation. Today's ask: Call & ask him to support #SB59 — The Transgender Privacy Act — by @scottwiener.bsky.social. It's time to #SealTheDeal

We’re in court today fighting for Mohsen Mahdawi and Rümeysa Öztürk. Mohsen and Rümeysa were released from ICE detention on bail after they were detained by the Trump administration in retaliation for their speech in support of Palestinian human rights. The First Amendment protects all of us.

NEW: We filed a brief in support of a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s unprecedented attacks on academic freedom at Columbia University. The First Amendment doesn't allow the president to force a university to censor its teaching, research, and faculty to align with his ideology.

Mario Guevara has been detained by ICE for more than 100 days in retaliation for his reporting — even though a judge ordered his release on bond. An immigration court just ruled Mario could be deported at any moment. ICE must free him now.

Free Mario Guevara

ICE detained journalist Mario Guevara for over 100 days for his reporting, despite orders that he be released on bond. Now, an immigration board has issued a final removal order - and he could be deported at any minute.

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Yesterday's Supreme Court decision endangers our communities and subjects people to immigration stops simply because of the color of their skin, occupation, or the language they speak. This fight isn't over. Our right to live free from racial profiling is fundamental.

The First Amendment protects our right to record ICE officers and law enforcement in public, whether Secretary Noem likes it or not.

DHS Claims Videotaping ICE Raids Is ‘Violence’

The expanded definition has justified assaults on journalists who have documented detentions of immigrants.

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No matter what uniform they wear, federal agents and military troops on our streets are bound by the Constitution. For more information, go to aclu.org/deployment_kyr.

This bill is coming up for a floor vote. Take action today: action.aclu.org/send-message...

Take Action: Stop Criminalizing Compassion, Pass SB 634

Cities in California are moving to criminalize acts of compassion towards our unhoused community members. Tell your state lawmaker to pass SB 634 to protect our right to provide humanitarian assistanc...

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Tell your CA legislator to protect the right to help your community members. Despite the rising cost of living, some cities in California have moved to criminalize acts of compassion: 1️⃣ In El Cajon, 12 people were cited simply for sharing food with unhoused community members. 🧵

As the administration continues to threaten the fabric of our democracy, we urge the courts to continue safeguarding our rights.

In a victory for Californians – and everyone who has rallied against Trump's unlawful military deployments, a federal judge rejected the administration's assertion that it could deploy troops anywhere government personnel or federal property could be harmed.

Our communities deserve to be safe and free from military intimidation. Today, a federal court rightly rejected the Trump administration's deployment of troops in Los Angeles.

Trump deployment of military troops to Los Angeles was illegal, judge rules in blistering opinion

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s deployment of U.S, military troops to Los Angeles during immigration raids earlier this year was illegal.

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‼️Tell CA Senators to end the privatization of public defense. California allows counties to privatize public defense via flat-fee contracts with private lawyers or firms, leading to worse representation, higher incarceration, and less safe communities.

Sean Geary struggled with shelter after losing his RV. Here’s why he opposes AB 630. We urge California lawmakers to vote NO. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Ramping up RV enforcement only makes it harder to house California's homeless | Opinion

California leaders should choose compassion and reject a bill that would make it easier to tow RVs, often the last refuge for homeless people.

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Public records from the past few years show that out of the hundreds of Californians who were disfigured by attack dogs: ⚠️Most were unarmed, ⚠️About half exhibited signs of mental crisis before the dog was released, ⚠️And many were suspected only of a minor offense, or no offense at all.

SB 707 "would be a step toward government solely by teleconference, in which members of the public and press might never see meetings in person, never be able to approach board members with questions or suggestions..." www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/08/e...

Editorial: California lawmakers seek to undermine Brown Act open-meeting law — again

Purported modernization of the Brown Act is a confusing mess that would shield committees from public contact.

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Tell your CA legislator to protect the right to help your community members. Despite the rising cost of living, some cities in California have moved to criminalize acts of compassion: 1️⃣ In El Cajon, 12 people were cited simply for sharing food with unhoused community members. 🧵

🚩Job alert: We are seeking a Legislative Director. This position will be responsible for advancing the ACLU’s broad civil liberties policy agenda before the state legislature and state agencies. Apply + details: aclucalaction.org/2025/07/job-...

Job Posting: Legislative Director - ACLU California Action

The Opportunity The ACLU California Action advocates for the defense and advancement of civil liberties and civil rights in the State Capitol in collaboration with ACLU’s three California Affiliates: ...

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AB 400 will lock in the abusive use of police attack dogs in California. The bill was written by police lobbyists working to undermine true reform of the use of police attack dogs which have mauled and disfigured thousands of Californians. Take action: action.aclu.org/send-message...

"AB 379 would make innocent Californians, including non-citizens, vulnerable to arrest and prosecution, for example, for beckoning to, contacting, or attempting to contact or stop pedestrians or other motorists because they are having car trouble." capitolweekly.net/dem-anti-pro...

Dem anti-prostitution bill oils Republican deportation machine - Capitol Weekly

OPINION - The Trump Administration is waging a war – with military troops on the ground – on Los Angeles and the rest of California because we refuse to hand our migrant neighbors over to unidentifiab...

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This year’s #CABudget includes ZERO funding for houselessness and very little funding for housing – we need a bold vision so let’s get to work! Missed our webinar on how to end houselessness in 12 years and make housing affordable for all by 2050? Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW3c...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled public schools must allow opt-outs from any lesson parents believe will interfere with their child's religious development, including LGBTQ-themed materials. This will make it difficult for public schools to teach lessons that may trigger religious objections.

BREAKING: We're filing a new class-action lawsuit to challenge President Trump's lawsuit restricting birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment is clear: Every child born on U.S. soil is a citizen, whether the president likes it or not.

The Supreme Court just issued a ruling that limits the ability of courts to block unconstitutional actions by the Trump administration, like his executive order that aims to get rid of the 14th Amendment. We're filing a class-action lawsuit to protect birthright citizenship.