Press Releases

Earlier today, Councilmember David Alvarez asked Council President Myrtle Cole to docket an item on the council agenda to discuss a possible city charter amendment to open up a new revenue source dedicated to address homelessness. The amendment would then go before the voters in November 2018.

San Diego, CA - Today, the Trump Administration made a shameful decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program while giving Congress a six-month delay to come up with a legislative solution. This irresponsible decision will put nearly 800,000 young people, including up to 40,000 San Diegans, at risk in a political tug-of-war.

This our chance to fulfill the promise of America, an America that holds out the belief that all of us were created equal, with an inalienable right to pursue life, liberty, and happiness. That promise buckles under the weight of racism, discrimination and bias, which at their core are about exclusion, not inclusion, and have saddled this country since its formation.

Time is almost up for the Trump administration to respond to the extrajudicial killing of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas at the hands of border agents

San Diego, CA - The Trump administration has until Thursday to respond to the first ever case of an extrajudicial killing by law enforcement against the United States -- and so far, it looks like it will stay silent and ignore one of the most respected international human rights organizations.

SAN DIEGO - In hopes of ending racial profiling by law enforcement, the state of California is giving residents a chance to chime in on the final regulations that will shape what information law enforcement collects during traffic stops.

San Diego, CA -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a waiver to circumvent laws and regulations that protect our natural resources and local environment in order to speed up construction of a border wall and prototypes along the San Diego / Tijuana border.

Urges Administration to Protect DACA Until Legislation Passed  

San Diego - Today, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) announced the bipartisan DREAM Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for qualifying undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.