Press Release: Civil Rights Law Firm, Community Organizations Demand State End Unconstitutional School Bond Funding Before 2024 Statewide Ballot Measure; Threaten Legal Action
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
Press Release: Champion for Working Families Introduces Legislation Supporting Greater Transparency and Justice for Californians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communication, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952 Madison D’Ornellas, Communications Specialist, [...]
Grandview Independent: Advocacy group files complaints over WCCUSD teacher vacancies
February 13, 2024—Grandview Independent’s Soren Hemmila speaks with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow Karissa Provenza on the three Williams complaints Public Advocates recently filed with [...]
Mercury News: Lack of teachers at three Contra Costa County schools is violating students’ civil rights, attorneys say
February 9, 2024—The Mercury News and East Bay Times’ Katie Lauer attends the February West Contra Costa Unified School District meeting and speaks with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow [...]
EdSource: West Contra Costa Unified fails to provide qualified teachers, complaints allege
February 1, 2024 – EdSource’s Monica Velez covers Public Advocate’s filing of three Williams complaints against the West Contra Costa Unified School District, highlighting that the [...]
Press Release: Civil Rights Law Firm Files Complaints to Address Educator Staffing Concerns in WCCUSD
January 31, 2024 Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952 Read in Spanish / En Español Civil Rights Law Firm Files Complaints to Address Educator [...]
CalMatters: Digging Out: Newsom Outlines Plan To Cover State Budget Deficit
January 11, 2024 – CalMatter’s* Capitol reporters, Mikhail Zinshteyn and Sameea Kamal, summarize reactions to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-2025 budget proposal, which [...]