American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
P.O. Box 87131
San Diego, CA 92138-7131
619/232-2121
www.aclu.org
The ACLU handles civil liberties issues and infringements of constitutional rights on an individual or class action basis.

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
350 West Ash Street, 9th floor
San Diego, CA 92101
619/645-2681
800/884-1684 complaints & information
800/700-2320 TDD
http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/
Handles complaints regarding employment and housing discrimination due to race, religion, national origin, age, marital status, disability, medical condition, or gender. Call their office to set up an appointment.

City of San Diego Human Relations Commission
1200 Third Ave., Suite 916
San Diego, CA 92101
619/236-6420
www.sannet.gov/human-relations/
Complaint form
Authorization to Release Information
email: bww [at] citymgr [dot] sannet [dot] gov
Investigates and mediates complaints about education, employment, and housing discrimination within the City of San Diego. Both the complaint form and Authorization to Release Information form must be completed and mailed to the address above.

Disabled Persons’ Accessibility Violations
Neighborhood Code Compliance
1200 3rd Avenue, Mail Station 51-N
San Diego, CA 92101
619/236-5500 (handles complaints about non-city owned facilities)
http://www.sannet.gov/disability-services/other.shtml#Access
Online complaint form (handles complaints about City-owned facilities)
Accepts complaints about parking areas and buildings that are not accessible to disabled persons.

Lesbian and Gay Men's Center for Social Services
3909 Centre Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619/692-2077
760/744-0220 North County
619/718-6469 TTY
www.thecentersd.org/services.htm
email: comments [at] thecentersd [dot] org
Handles legal issues such as lesbian/gay rights, AIDS, and discrimination based on sexual orientation. There are no on-site lawyers, but The Center does make referrals to attorneys as needed.

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
624 9th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20425
800/552-6843 complaints
202/376-8177
202/376-8116 TDD
www.usccr.gov
email: ocre01 [at] attglobal [dot] net for complaint referral
Handles complaints about civil rights infringements. The referral service is designed to help place users in contact with the appropriate office for obtaining information about the complaint process.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
401 B Street, Suite 1550
San Diego, CA 92101
619/557-7235
619/557-7232 TDD
www.eeoc.gov
Handles complaints about employment discrimination based on race, color, gender, religion, disabilities, pregnancy, age, and employer retaliation against employees who have filed complaints. Charges may be filed in person, by mail or by telephone.

San Diego Employee Rights Center
4265 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92105
619/521-1372
A non-profit organization associated with the Labor Council. The center provides employee rights education and advocacy to low-income workers and the community organizations who serve them. Law students volunteer to provide these services.