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Sebastopol City Council Unanimously Adopts Surveillance Technology Ordinance

On December 6, 2022, the Sebastopol City Council unanimously approved and adopted the Surveillance Technology and Community Safety ordinance proposed by the Sonoma County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California in collaboration with Chief...

Support Sheriff Accountability!

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BACKGROUND Measure P, passed by 65% of Sonoma County voters in November 2020, strengthened the authority of, and increased the funding for, the Independent Office of Law Enforcement and Outreach (IOLERO). In July 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved two Letters of...

Advocate for Local Farmworkers

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BACKGROUND In July, the Sonoma County Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California sent the following letter to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors: “Dear Chair Gore and Members of the Board of Supervisors: The Sonoma County Chapter of the ACLU of Northern...

Sebastopol Surveillance Technology Oversight & Community Safety

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For nearly a year, the ACLU of Northern California – Sonoma County chapter has been working on getting a Surveillance Technology Oversight & Community Safety ordinance passed in the City of Sebastopol. At the heart of the proposed ordinance is the basic...

Inconsistent Performance Prompts Civil Rights Collaboration

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AB 481 is a new law that requires California law enforcement agencies to publish information about a range of militarized gear used in policing and carceral facilities, and to obtain approval from city/town councils and boards of supervisors of their policies...

Statement Regarding Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Which Would Overturn Roe v. Wade

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The following statement was issued by American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony Romero in response to reporting of a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: If the Supreme Court does indeed issue a majority opinion along...