About Us
We are the chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union serving the middle region of the San Francisco peninsula. We provide support for the cities from Mountain View to Redwood City.
We are an all-volunteer group. Your ACLU dues and donations
support the salaries and expenses at the regional and national offices. You can use
these links to go to their web sites:
ACLU National Organization
ACLU of Northern California
Our mission is to supplement the activities of the regional offices by providing a local presence in the mid-peninsula cities.
ACLU Scholarship Contest Winners Announced!
The three winners for the ACLU scholarship contest have been announced! The winners are:
| Libby Burnette | $600 prize | age 15 | Castilleja School |
| Bailey Cassidy | $400 prize | age 17 | Palo Alto High School |
| Gavin Rea | $200 prize | age 17 | Menlo Atherton High School |
Click on the winners names to see their essay.
Electronic Communications: Its Effect on Freedom of Speech, Rights of Privacy and Government Transparency
Complete rules and eligibility requirements are in this PDF file:
Complaint and Information Phone Number
The ACLU of Northern California staffs a telephone line to handle civil rights violations. For information on what types of cases the ACLU handles and the telephone number, you can click here:
Monthly Board Meetings
Our board usually meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. You are welcome to come, even if you aren't currently an ACLU member. Our usual meeting place is the Friends Meeting House on Colorado Street in Palo Alto. See the EVENTS page for directions. Because of the holidays, there will be no board meeting in December.
Death Penalty
For video of the California State Hearing on Lethal Injection, click the link below:
False Convictions
For video on false convictions, click the link below:
Our Local Area
Redwood City
Atherton
Menlo Park
Woodside
Portola Valley
Menlo Park
East Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Los Altos
Los Altos Hills
Mountain View
About 500,000 people live here. About 3600 are ACLU members.