Trading Places at the Accountability Table
October 24, 2017 – Former Public Advocates President Jamienne S. Studley has been named the president of The Western Association of Schools and Colleges’ Senior College and University [...]
October 2017: A BLOCKBUSTER settlement and new staff
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Press Release: Appeal Filed in Affordable Housing Lawsuit Against City of San José
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 25, 2017 Contact: Isabel Alegría, Public Advocates ialegria@publicadvocates.org, (510) 541-5428 Cristina Peña Vázquez, Bay Area Legal Aid [...]
Renters’ Rights are Civil Rights OpEd in The Daily Journal
Public Advocates attorney Anne Bellows and Faith in Action Bay Area Executive Director Lorena Melgarejo speak out in San Mateo Daily Journal OpEd “Renters’ Rights are Civil [...]
Eye on the State: This year was all about housing
October 9, 2017 – An op-ed in The San Francisco Examiner does a wrap-up on the many housing bills signed this year. Public Advocates is mentioned: We should remember that many of these [...]
LA County Office admits it shouldn’t have approved Long Beach’s LCAP
October 3, 2017 – The Los Angeles County Office of Education has issued a mea culpa saying that it should not have approved the Long Beach Unified School District’s annual budget [...]
Dispute continues over Long Beach Unified’s spending plans
September 28, 2017 – Andrew Edwards of the Long Beach Press-Telegram writes about the $24 million finding by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). According to LACOE, the Long [...]
County Office of Education Rules that LBUSD Misallocated $24 Million for High-Needs Students
September 27, 2017 – Jason Ruiz of the Long Beach Post writes about the $24 million finding by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). According to LACOE, the Long Beach Unified [...]
Press Release: Los Angeles County Office of Education Finds that Long Beach Unified Misspent $24 Million Intended for High Need Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 Contact: Cadonna Dory, Children’s Defense Fund – California, cdory@childrensdefense.org (o) 213.355.8790 (m) 323.385.6342 James Suazo, Building Healthy [...]
