KALW City Visions: The Oakland teacher strike and the future of public education in California
February 25, 2019 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt was on KALW to discuss what’s behind the teachers strikes in Oakland. Hint: The State of California has been underfunding public [...]
Here come the tenants
February 21, 2019 – Scott Thomas Anderson of the Sacramento News-Review covers a town hall for tenants who are working to bring rent control and just-cause eviction to Sacramento in 2020. [...]
Rising Bay Area rents hit communities of color hardest
February 18, 2019 – Louis Hansen of the Mercury News writes about new patterns of resegregation in the Bay Area. A report by the California Housing Partnership finds that high rents in the [...]
Oakland school board delays budget cuts amid complaints of lack of details
February 12, 2019 – Theresa Harrington of EdSource covers the decision by the Oakland Unified School District to delay a decision on budget cuts. Public Advocates is mentioned in the [...]
Statement by John Affeldt on Governor Newsom’s State of the State Education Priorities
PRESS STATEMENT February 12, 2019 Contact: Duc Luu, Communications Manager, 857-373-9118, dluu@publicadvocates.org Statement by John Affeldt on Governor Newsom’s State of the State Education [...]
Superintendent Hopes Teacher Strike Can Be Avoided
February 6, 2019- SFGate covers the decision by Oakland teachers to authorize a strike. Public Advocates is mentioned in the article. Click here to read the article
Press Release: OAKLAND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICT: Protect Our Students! Protect Our Schools! Put Oakland flatlands students and families first!
For Immediate Release: Feb. 4, 2019 For more information: Katy Nunez-Adler, mobile: (510) 967-5137; katy@oaklandcommunity.org Justine Santos, mobile: 510-386-1718; [...]
LA Unified, teachers still face challenges over contract and charter school moratorium
January 30, 2019 – John Fensterwald of EdSource covers the LAUSD’s quick ratification of a two-year teachers’ contract. Public Advocates is mentioned in the article over [...]
