Press Release: 35,000 Affordable Homes Left on Table During State Housing Crisis
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 [...]
Educations Writers Association Radio: Dispelling Myths About School Funding Systems
March 20, 2024 – Public Advocates Managing Attorney for the Education Equity team, John Affeldt joined education experts Amber Arellano from The Education Trust-Midwest, Ericka Weathers, from the [...]
Press Release: Transformative Transit Bill Introduced With Rider, Worker and Community Priorities
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 [...]
Streetsblog SF: Lawmakers Launch Bill They Hope Will Make Bay Area Transit Awesome
March 18, 2024—Streetsblog SF’s Roger Rudick covers the launch of Senate Bill 1031, the Connect Bay Area Act, that would authorize the Bay area’s Metropolitan Transportation [...]
CalMatters: Shady business owners can hide behind LLCs. California should make their identities public
March 13, 2024 – The lack of accessible LLC ownership information can give bad actors cover and needlessly waste taxpayer resources in the pursuit of accountability. It creates challenges for the [...]
Press Release: Priced-Out Renters in Affordable Housing Organize for Change, State Regulators Meet Tuesday for a Public Hearing
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 [...]