Mercury News: California cities and counties required to make housing more fair
January 31, 2020 – Emily Deruy of the Mercury News writes about how city and state leaders are implementing AB 686, a bill passed in 2018 that calls for jurisdictions to proactively combat [...]
Statement: Equity Advocates on SB 50
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 30, 2020 Contact: Anya Lawler, (916) 798-2968, alawler@wclp.org Mariana Huerta Jones, (323) 747-0699, mhuerta@allianceforcommunitytransit.org Statement [...]
KALW: California Education Spending Inches Up From ‘Near The Bottom Of The Barrel’
January 27, 2020 – Lee Romney of KALW covers the increases in education spending in Governor Newsom’s 2020 budget. Managing Attorney John Affeldt is interviewed. Click here to listen.
SF Bay View: Strongest tenant protections in decades begin Jan. 1, 2020
January 17, 2020 – Amy Schur wrote a story in the San Francisco Bay View highlighting a new online tool that helps tenants understand new protections under the Tenant Protection Act. Amy is [...]
California Voices: Education leaders speak out on Gov. Newsom’s budget proposals
January 15, 2020 – EdSource asked more than 40 education leaders — from John Affeldt to Edgar Zazueta — representing all segments of California’s education system to comment on Governor [...]
EdSource: San Francisco Bay Area district’s budget cuts may hurt neediest students, advocates fear
January 13, 2020 – Theresa Harrington of EdSource writes about the proposed $50 million budget cut facing the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Public Advocates is part of a [...]
EdSource: California Governor proposes nearly $1 billion to tackle teacher preparation, shortages
January 10, 2020 – John Fensterwald of EdSource reports on the education spending priorities in Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget, released on Friday. Public [...]
Statement: Impact of Governor Newsom’s Budget on Tenant Protections
STATEMENT January 10, 2020 Contact: Duc Luu, Communications Manager, 857-373-9118, dluu@publicadvocates.org Michelle Pariset, Policy Advocate, 916-716-1484, mpariset@publicadvocates.org [...]
