Stopping charter schools from illegally excluding students
A law, AB 1360, was passed. Now we have to make sure charter schools are held accountable. Our 30 second video breaks down how you can help!
Public Advocates and the Charles Houston Bar Association Present the Arc of Justice Summer Fellow Ariona Jean-Johnson!
April 4, 2018 – Public Advocates and the Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA) are proud to announce our third Arc of Justice Summer Fellow, Ariona Jean-Johnson! Awarded to law students [...]
Charity Navigator’s Top 10 Tuesday: Organizations Advancing MLK’s Dream
April 3, 2018 – The Charity Navigator Blog named Public Advocates as one of 10 “outstanding organizations” to support. Click here to read the article.
BART Votes Conditional Support for SB 827
March 23, 2018 – Zelda Bronstein of the Daily Berkeley Planet writes about the BART board’s vote of conditional support for SB 827. Senior Staff Attorney David Zisser is mentioned in [...]
Ben Carson’s Furniture Spree and What It Means for People Desperate for Help
March 1, 2018 – WDET interviewed Liz Ryan Murray, Project Director of CarsonWatch. The conversation focused on revelations that HUD spent $31,000 on a luxury dining table set in the midst [...]
The Odd State Out
February 28, 2018 – Lindsey Mckenzie of Inside Higher Ed writes about California’s status as the only state that has not signed on to the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement [...]
February 2018: Public Advocates’ Newest Chapter: Higher Ed Advocacy
Click here to view the February 2018 newsletter.
Oakland advocates to offer ‘people’s proposal’ for public land use
February 23, 2018 – Ali Tadayon of the East Bay Times writes about the battle in Oakland over the use of public land. Public Advocates is calling for unused public land to be developed into [...]
Public Advocates’ Transportation Justice Work
Public Advocates has a history of promoting transportation justice and equitable investment, including successful advocacy aimed at: Promoting the mobility of low-income transit-dependent [...]
