Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area labor groups seek $100M to prevent transit layoffs
November 23, 2020 – Will Houston of the Marin Independent Journal reports on a call by nearly 60 labor unions and supporters that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) postpone [...]
OC Register: Is Prop. 13 still the third rail of California politics? Not exactly
November 23, 2020 – Thomas Elias of the OC Register writes about the future of Prop 13 and voters’ changing views on the controversial measure. Public Advocates is quoted: “Rest [...]
Cal Matters Commentary: Prop. 15 isn’t California’s last opportunity to restore our social contract
November 20, 2020 – President and CEO Guillermo Mayer co-authored a Cal Matters Commentary on Prop 15, and the future for progressive sources of revenue for California in 2021. Click here [...]
SF Chronicle: Bay Area advocates push transit leaders to delay projects to save jobs during financial crisis
November 11, 2020 – Mallory Moench of the SF Chronicle writes about calls for the Bay Area’s head transportation agency to delay capital projects and use the money to instead save jobs and [...]
Sacramento Bee: Activists criticize eviction of midtown Sacramento renters in the middle of a pandemic
November 17, 2020 – Theresa Clift of the Sacramento Bee reports on protests over the eviction of renters in midtown Sacramento in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Public [...]
LA School Report: With defeat of California’s ‘split roll’ tax, advocates wonder how to increase educational equity
November 12, 2020 – Linda Jacobson of the LA School Report writes about the failure of Prop 15. Public Advocates is quoted in the article. “Californians know that there is an unacceptable [...]
Our Statement on Defeat of Proposition 15
For Immediate Release November 11, 2020 Contact: Duc Luu, dluu@publicadvocates.org, 857-373-9118 Public Advocates’ Statement on Defeat of Proposition 15 The defeat of Proposition 15 by [...]
