Thursday the Public Safety Committee voted 3-0 to endorse AB 3024 (the Stop Hate Littering Act) written by State Assemblymember Chris Ward and co-sponsored by Councilmember Raul Campillo, among other local leaders.
The full City Council will vote on this resolution in the coming weeks.
“Hate has no place in San Diego,” said San Diego City Councilmember Raul Campillo. “AB 3024 will help keep our communities safe from hateful and terrorizing speech by imposing large fines on those who intend to spread these sorts of flyers and providing targeted communities with legal remedies to enact justice.”
In 2023, Councilmember Campillo’s District was targeted with antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ flyers that were left in residents’ driveways, lawns, and on their windshields. To date, none of the perpetrators have been cited or arrested.
“San Diego has seen anti-LGBTQ+ flyers distributed widely with the intent of intimidating and threatening the LGBTQ+ community,” said Cara Dessert, CEO of The San Diego LGBT Community Center. “We wholeheartedly support AB 3024, which would deter hateful actors from this kind of flyering. The Center appreciates Councilmember Campillo’s efforts to formally declare San Diego’s support for AB 3024.”
On April 2, AB 3024 passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Currently, it is awaiting a vote by the whole Assembly. At that point, it will need to pass the State Senate and then be signed into law by Gov. Newsom.
For more information about AB 3024, please see Assemblymember Ward’s press release here.
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