LAT: ACLU Office to Open in a 'Changing' O.C.

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ACLU Office to Open in a 'Changing' O.C.

The civil-liberties group is confident it can gain a foothold in the county, where it sees pressing issues in education and healthcare.
By Claire Luna
Times Staff Writer

September 21, 2005

When Hector Villagra told friends he was going to open the ACLU's first Orange County office, they told him he'd have more luck setting up shop in, well, Death Valley.

But after only two days in his barren office, the lawyer has already drafted one lawsuit and has plans for several others. Change, he said, is coming.

"Orange County has a lot of issues," Villagra said. "People have really been hungry for a legal organization with our expertise and prestige to lend them a hand."

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Villagra said Orange County's libertarian background makes it a good fit with the ACLU. "We're both believers in privacy and the right to be left alone by the government," he said. "Our rationales may be different, but our conclusions are often the same."

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/orange/la-me-aclu21sep21,1,6728505.story?coll=la-editions-orange

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1. Excellent news!

I'm glad to have the ACLU here in OC!