CALIFORNIA CIVIL LIBERTIES ADVOCACY

Our Accomplishments:

• Emerging Technologies: Supported AB 2320 (2016) to ban drone misuse.
• Racial Profiling: Advocated for AB 953 (2015), creating the Racial and Identity Profiling Act.
• Privacy Protections: Co-sponsored SB 34 & SB 741 (2015) to regulate ALPRs and stingray devices.
• Fair Housing: Helped pass AB 686 (2017) to combat housing discrimination.
• Law Enforcement Transparency: Backed AB 748 (2017) for timely body camera footage release.
• Discrimination: Lobbied for the CROWN Act (SB 188, 2019) to ban race-based hair discrimination.
• Sentencing Reform: Supported SB 73 (2021) to address inequities in drug offense sentencing.
• Mental Health: Advocated for AB 2017 (2016) to fund college mental health services.
• Child Protection: Sponsored SB 360 (2019) to remove clergy-penitent privilege in abuse cases.
• Free Speech: Opposed SB 448 (2015) to preserve First Amendment rights.
• Immigrant Rights: Championed SB 54 (2017), the California Values Act, to protect immigrant communities.