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This section of the Public Advocates blog features articles that have to do exclusively with the Housing Sector. Public Advocates, a civil rights law firm building community power & achieving legal victories that advance education, housing, transportation equity, and climate justice.
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1M ago
Friday, January 10, 2025 Press Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917-647-1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Governor’s Budget Maintains Critical K12 Education Funding But Falls Short on Addressing Affordability Crisis Sacramento, Calif.—Today Governor Gavin Newsom released his January draft budget proposal of $322 billion, the second largest state spending plan ever, which included an approximately $17 billion in additional revenues […]
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Public Advocates » Housing
1M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917.647.1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Civil Rights Law Firm Asks Court to Reverse Decision Allowing Unlicensed Individuals to Serve as Teachers in WCCUSD State Commission and local teachers’ union weigh in to support Plaintiffs’ demand San Francisco — Public Advocates, a civil rights law firm, […]
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Public Advocates » Housing
3M ago
SENIOR GRANTS MANAGER Location: California-based, San Francisco strongly preferred (Hybrid – 2 days/week in-office) Status: Exempt, Full-Time (37.5 hours/week) Starting Salary: $85,000-$105,000 Reports to: Director of Philanthropic Engagement Public Advocates Inc., a bold and highly regarded nonprofit civil rights law firm and advocacy organization with a $7 million annual budget, is seeking a highly capable, […]
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Public Advocates » Housing
4M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917.647.1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Contra Costa Superior Court Fails to Order Fix to Teacher, Facility Issues in WCCUSD After over a year of district inaction to address staffing and facility deficiencies, educators, parents, and students continue to wait for answers San Francisco — […]
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Public Advocates » Housing
4M ago
September 18, 2024—Cal Matters reporter Briana Mendez-Padilla spoke with Public Advocates’ Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens about the struggle community college students face accessing basic needs and housing while also balancing schedules, classes and other activities, and the need for legislators to include students as coalition partners when they create bills in order to uplift […]
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Public Advocates » Housing
4M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917.647.1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Governor Newsom Signs Bill Protecting Low Income Renters Sacramento (Calif.)—Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 846, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), which protects renters living in affordable housing buildings financed through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) […]
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4M ago
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Public Advocates » Housing
5M ago
September 18, 2024—Cal Matters reporter Briana Mendez-Padilla spoke with Public Advocates’ Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens about the struggle community college students face accessing basic needs and housing while also balancing schedules, classes and other activities, and the need for legislators to include students as coalition partners when they create bills in order to uplift […]
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Public Advocates » Housing
5M ago
2025 Summer Legal Clerkship Build community power to advance racial and economic justice this summer at one of California’s leading civil rights law firms! Public Advocates Inc.— a more than 50 year old civil rights law firm —is currently hiring law clerks for the summer of 2025 to collaborate with esteemed attorneys leading historic reforms […]
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Public Advocates » Housing
5M ago
2025 Arc of Justice Fellowship Public Advocates Inc. and the Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA) are proud to announce the seventh annual Arc of Justice Summer Fellowship opportunity for law students committed to pursuing careers in public interest law. The Arc of Justice Summer Fellowship is a collaboration between Public Advocates and CHBA to improve […]
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