Standing Together in the Wake of Tragedy
SAN DIEGO, CA — In the wake of rising hate-motivated attacks across the country and in response to a specific assault on Jewish community members celebrating Hanukkah in New York this weekend, Alliance San Diego’s associate director Christopher Rice-Wilson issued the following statement:
Read moreJudge Orders Changes to Ballot Language for Convention Center Expansion Measure, Leaves Voters Vulnerable
SAN DIEGO, CA — Today, Superior Court Judge Richard Whitney ordered new language for the ballot question summarizing the tax for a convention center measure expansion in response to a lawsuit filed by voters. The voters had charged that the City of San Diego had adopted a ballot question that was not true, impartial or transparent. The voters’ attorneys successfully argued that the City was using misleading and biased information in the ballot language that would prevent voters from making informed decisions about the measure, which is set to go before voters in March.
Read moreConvention Center Ballot Language Violates California Election Laws
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SAN DIEGO, CA — The ballot question adopted by the San Diego City Council for a measure set to go before voters in March that imposes a new tax to expand the convention center runs afoul of California election laws that require the summary to be a true, impartial and transparent synopsis of the measure, according to a lawsuit filed by voters.
Read moreLAWSUIT: Convention Center Ballot Language Violates California Election Laws
SAN DIEGO, CA — The ballot question adopted by the San Diego City Council for a measure set to go before voters in March that imposes a new tax to expand the convention center runs afoul of California election laws that require the summary to be a true, impartial and transparent synopsis of the measure, according to a lawsuit filed by voters.
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Read moreRey López-Calderón Joins Alliance San Diego as New Advancement Director
SAN DIEGO, CA — Alliance San Diego is thrilled to announce the hiring of Rey López-Calderón as the organization’s new advancement director, starting in January 2020.
López-Calderón brings a wealth of experience in organizational development, fundraising, and community organizing to Alliance San Diego, which has emerged as a highly effective community empowerment organization over the last decade. In his new role, López-Calderón will position Alliance San Diego to deepen its impact in building a more inclusive democracy that works for all people. He previously worked as national vice-president for Development for Common Cause and executive director of its California chapter.
Read moreCivil Rights Activist Valarie Kaur To Keynote the 32nd Annual All Peoples Celebration
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Alliance San Diego is proud to announce Valarie Kaur, a national civil rights activist and a leading Sikh American voice, as the keynote speaker for the 32nd annual All Peoples Celebration, a breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read moreCity Council Ignores The Law to Put Flawed Ballot Question Before Voters in March
San Diego, CA - Today, November 4, 2019, the San Diego City Council voted 5-4 to put a potentially unlawful ballot question before voters that would finance the expansion of the San Diego Convention Center, among other things. The ballot measure would authorize the city to both impose a tax and issue bonds. However, the ballot question does not include significant details that are relevant to voters and required by law.
Read moreFirst ‘Remain in Mexico’ Refugee Granted Asylum Released from Custody
SAN DIEGO, CA — Alec, the first refugee granted asylum after being forced to remain in Mexico under the “Migrant Protection Protocols”, was released from the San Ysidro Port of Entry into the United States, thanks to the support and advocacy from organizations such as Human Rights First and Alliance San Diego, as well as local faith leaders.
Read moreFirst ‘Remain in Mexico’ Refugee Granted Asylum, Yet Government Threatens to Return Him to Danger
San Diego, California — On Tuesday, in San Diego, the first individual forced to remain in Mexico under the “Migrant Protection Protocols” was granted asylum based on his status as a persecuted Evangelical Christian church leader in Honduras. Despite this grant of asylum from an immigration judge, the individual—who is represented by Human Rights First and goes by the name Alec—has been threatened with return to Mexico by the U.S. government.
Read moreCommunities Win: Supreme Court Strikes Citizenship Question for Now
SAN DIEGO, CA — Today, the Supreme Court ruled to temporarily strike the Trump Administration’s addition of a question regarding citizenship from the 2020 Census. With a 5-4 vote, The Supreme Court’s ruling invalidated the administration’s justification for adding the question citing the official explanation “seems to have been contrived.”
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