CalMatters: New law says Universities can’t yank financial aid from students who get private scholarships
November 3, 2022 – CalMatters reporter Alyssa Story quotes Public Advocates’ Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton in a report on a new law that bans the reduction of financial aid for college [...]
EdSource: Legislature disagrees with Newsom about how to spend additional billions for education
June 3, 2022 – Public Advocates’ John Affeldt, Managing Attorney, is quoted in an article by John Fensterwald of EdSource about disagreements emerging between state legislators and [...]
Fox40 News: Affordable Housing Advocates Call for Nearly 1B in Spending
April 26, 2022 – Andrés Ramos is quoted in a report by Karma Dickerson and Jose Fabian on a call by affordable housing advocates for California’s projected $50B budget surplus to be [...]
“A Law Firm Like no Other” Public Advocates on Public Television
In May of 2019, Public Advocates was profiled by the long-standing PBS series, Visionaries, hosted by Sam Waterston. The show, “A Law Firm Like no Other,” was shown on several hundred [...]
Housing Element Advocacy Toolkits
Housing Element Advocacy Toolkits Bay Area cities and counties are required to update their local housing action plans – the “Housing Element” – by January 2023. These plans must identify land [...]
Statement on Education Funding in Governor Newsom’s Budget
January 10, 2022 Statement on Education Funding in Governor Newsom’s Budget Statement by Director of Education Equity John Affeldt on K-12 Budget: This budget proposal rightly builds on and [...]
Desert Sun: CA community colleges struggle to eliminate remedial math, English classes
December 6, 2021 – The Desert Sun’s Jonathan Horwitz covers implementation of AB 705 at College of the Desert. The article mentions Public Advocates’ petition with the [...]
