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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.
Public Advocates » Housing
2w ago
April 6, 2024 – Public Advocates’ Director of Legislative Affairs, Michelle Pariset, spoke with CalMatters reporter Jeanne Kuang, on new legislation that would put in protections for LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) buildings and correcting details on LIHTC and legislation from a former story.
Currently, low-income renters who live in these affordable are not subject to renter protections for neighbors living in market rate housing. On April 3, 2024, the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee passed a rule that new landlords of LIHTC buildings could not raise rents by more than 1 ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
1M ago
California’s Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) provides basic protections for renters against extreme rent increases and unfair evictions. A new law (SB 567) makes important changes that take effect April 1, 2024.
Read more about renters’ rights in California under this new law.
The post Renters’ Rights under the Tenant Protection Act (2024) appeared first on Public Advocates ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
1M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2024
Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952
PRESS RELEASE
35,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES LEFT ON TABLE DURING STATE HOUSING CRISIS Fifteen Months Past Due, Wealthiest Cities, Counties Fail to Adopt Legally Required Affordable Housing Action Plans
San Francisco—Today Public Advocates and Public Interest Law Project, non-profit civil rights law firms, sent inquiry letters to 39 jurisdictions that are over one year behind in adopting a legally compliant Housing Element—an essential affordable housing action plan. Ove ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
1M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2024
Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, Public Advocates, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952
PRESS RELEASE
TRANSFORMATIVE TRANSIT BILL INTRODUCED WITH RIDER, WORKER AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES Advocates call for increased transit service, climate and equity investments
San Francisco–Today Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward) introduced the “Connect Bay Area Act,” SB 1031, to provide sustainable operating funding for Bay Area public transit through a regional ballot measure slated for the 2026 election. T ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
1M ago
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Public Advocates » Housing
1M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday March 11, 2024
Press Contact: Jeff Perlstein, Urban Habitat (415) 225-6673
Sumeet Bal, Public Advocates (917) 647-1952
Priced-Out Renters in Affordable Housing Organize for Change,
State Regulators Meet Tuesday for a Public Hearing New report sheds light on why renters in for-profit affordable housing are advocating for stronger protections and better living conditions
Sacramento, Calif.— A new report, The Failure of For-Profit Affordable Housing and How Tenants Are Organizing for Change, exposes how for-profit developers are exploiting a loophole in state law to i ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
2M ago
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2024
Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, sbal[at]publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952
SCHOOL FACILITIES MATTER Civil Rights Law Firm, Community Organizations Demand State End Unconstitutional School Bond Funding Before 2024 Statewide Ballot Measure; Threaten Legal Action
San Francisco–Today Public Advocates, a non-profit civil rights law firm, pro bono counsel Goodwin Procter LLP, and impacted students, families, residents, and grassroots community organizations from across the state demanded the state end its highly discriminat ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
2M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2024
Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952
Read the demand letter here
PRESS ADVISORY
Civil Rights Law Firm, Community Organizations Demand State End Unconstitutional, Unfair School Bond Funding Before Statewide Ballot Measure This Year; Legal Action Threatened
San Francisco–Public Advocates, a non-profit civil rights law firm, pro bono counsel Goodwin Proctor LLP, and impacted students, families, residents, and grassroots community organizations will speak at a virtual press conference tomorrow, Wednesd ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
2M ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 2024
Media Contact:
Sumeet Bal, Director of Communication, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952
Madison D’Ornellas, Communications Specialist, mdornellas@rise-economy.org, 562.825.6034
No Place to Hide
Champion for Working Families Introduces Legislation Supporting Greater Transparency and Justice for Californians
Sacramento, Calif.—Today, Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) introduced SB 1201, the Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) Owner Transparency Act, to require the owners of businesses held in LLCs and similar corporate entities to disclose th ..read more
Public Advocates » Housing
3M ago
January 31, 2024
Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952
Civil Rights Law Firm Files Complaints to Address Educator Staffing Concerns in WCCUSD
Educators raise alarm on district inaction to address staff vacancies properly, failing low-income, African American students, and multilingual learners
SAN FRANCISCO–Today Public Advocates, a non-profit civil rights law firm, filed three Williams complaints with the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Three schools, Stege Elementary School, Helms Middle School, and John F. Kennedy High School, hav ..read more