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Civil Rights

Dec. 1, 2010

ACLU Taps First New Director in Decades

The ACLU of Southern California has tapped the civil liberties organization's legal director, Hector Villagra, to be its executive director, the first time it has appointed a new head in nearly 40 years.


By Catherine Ho


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California has tapped the civil liberties organization's legal director, Hector Villagra, to be its executive director, the first time it has appointed a new head in nearly 40 years.


Villagra will take the reins in February upon the retirement of long-time executive director Ramona Ripston, and is the first Latino to lead the organization.


Villagra, 42...

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