March 29, 2023 – CalMatters’ Lynn La covers the debate over Senate Bill 31. The bill would ban people from sitting, lying or sleeping within 1,000 feet of a school, daycare, park or library. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor or an infraction. Director of Legislative Affairs Michelle Pariset is quoted in the story: […]

March 24, 2023 – USA Today’s Terry Collins covers the LAUSD teachers’ strike. Managing Attorney John Affeldt is featured in the story: Although California has moved up in per-pupil spending, it’s still below the national average, said John Affeldt, a managing attorney at Public Advocates, a San Francisco nonprofit that focuses on education, housing and transit equity. [...]