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From waging battles for affordable housing throughout the Bay Area to winning increased opportunities for a quality education in the courts, Public Advocates stays in the news. Here’s the latest…

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Press Release: Education Equity Orgs Release First-Ever Community Informed Recs on Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Educators in California Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2023 Press contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917-647-1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Hannah Esqueda Freeman, Communications Director, 559-367-7158, hannah@caljustice.org Mariel Matze, Communications Manager, 650-380-1973, mmatze@edtrustwest.org Education Equity Orgs Release First-Ever Community Informed Recs on Recruiting and Retaining Diverse [...]

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AP: Governor Says California’s Budget Deficit Has Grown To Nearly $32 Billion

May 12, 2023 – The AP’s Adam Beam covers Governor Newsom’s May Budget Revision. The article quotes Director of Legislative Affairs Michelle Pariset: “Its disappointing that the governor is not taking bigger measures to fight California’s worsening housing crisis,” said Michelle Pariset, director of legislative affairs for Public Advocates, a nonprofit law firm and advocacy [...]

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