Press Releases

SAN DIEGO — Today, Alliance San Diego and voters filed an appeal to the California Supreme Court to protect the integrity of the March 2020 elections from interference from elected officials. This appeal comes at a critical moment when the country is still grappling with the attempts to manipulate the presidential election from that same year, and is girding itself for further assaults on our democracy. To protect the rights of voters to decide elections here at home, Alliance has challenged the City in court for its election manipulation.  

Representatives of migrant human rights organizations gather for "Start With Dignity" Virtual Meeting to promote legal and political changes against police brutality and human rights violations in the United States

Mexico City, MEXICO – Representatives of organizations defending the human rights of migrants stressed the urgency of finding new strategies to address the migration phenomenon, ensuring that order does not imply violence, as has been the case at the U.S.-Mexico border. During a virtual meeting organized by Alliance San Diego and its network of allies, they reflected on the current context of crisis at the border and ways to combat police brutality and human rights violations in the United States, which affect disproportionately Mexican and Central American immigrants and people of color.

SAN DIEGO — Today, the California Appeals Court ruled against voters in an election protection case against the San Diego City Council brought by Alliance San Diego and voters Isidro Ortiz and Michael McConnell. The case challenged the manipulation of an election on Measure C, a tax measure on the March 2020 ballot to expand the convention center. Although the lower court had ruled that the San Diego City Council had violated the due process of voters by delaying the outcome of the election for a year and then changing the vote threshold required to win, the Appeals Court today chose to disregard those concerns, undermining our democracy. 

SAN DIEGO — In response to an onslaught of human rights violations, particularly of communities of color, immigrants and unhoused community members across the United States, Alliance San Diego and allies today announced the launch of Start With Dignity, a binational campaign calling on the Biden administration to honor the dignity of human life by aligning with global human rights standards. The campaign unites us all in a movement to “start with dignity,” lighting the way forward for more inclusive laws and policies with a focus on addressing police brutality and inhumane treatment.

SAN DIEGO - July 12, 2023 — Today the California Appeals Court heard arguments in a case brought by Alliance San Diego and voters against the San Diego City Council for breaching voter trust. What is at issue is who decides an election — voters or politicians. Alliance San Diego argues that it's the former. Also at issue is whether the rules of an election as outlined to voters matter, or whether those rules can be changed post-election. The Court is anticipated to decide the case within the next 90 days.

We are disappointed by the short-sighted vote that five members of the San Diego City Council took last night to choose a ban of homeless encampments over a plan to house the unsheltered. While the City presented ideas for increasing shelter facilities and camping areas, those ideas were not accompanied by the resources needed to provide adequate, safe sleeping for unhoused community members. The fact remains that our temporary shelters are nearly full and are out of reach for thousands of people in San Diego. 

SAN DIEGO — Today, upon release of a new analysis revealing 11,636 homeless students spread across all of San Diego city council districts, Alliance San Diego calls for an evaluation of the impact of the Mayor’s homeless encampment ban on homeless students and other vulnerable groups. 

SAN DIEGO — Today, over 160 scholars and educators from the San Diego region sent a letter to San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and the San Diego City Council condemning a proposed homeless encampment ban targeting homeless community members that would leave them with nowhere to go and effectively push them out of the city. The letter was signed by scholars and educators from the region’s major colleges and universities, across multiple disciplines.

SAN DIEGO, CA - April 12, 2023 — Today, in advance of the consideration by San Diego City Council Members of a proposed encampment ban, Alliance San Diego is releasing new maps that show the impact of the ban on the unhoused community. The maps, commissioned by Alliance San Diego, and based on the proposed ban, mark the areas that the City would exclude homeless community members from sleeping and living. As indicated by the maps, the result of the proposed ban would be to almost entirely shut out unhoused people from the city. This is the epitome of cruelty and violates basic human rights. 

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View IACHR Hearing in English from November 4, 2022

February 15, 2023 — Yesterday, the family of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas submitted its final arguments to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) before it decides a landmark case on law enforcement abuse and impunity in the United States. The filing follows a historic hearing before the IACHR on November 4, 2022, the first-ever hearing on excessive use of force involving the United States Government. The IACHR gave the family and the Government until February 14, 2023, to submit final observations regarding the hearing.