Senior Communications Manager
Senior Communications Manager For more than 50 years Public Advocates Inc. (PA) has been on the frontlines of social justice movements in California, making rights real. As a bold and highly [...]
Associated Press U.S. News: California lawmakers approve bills including eviction protections and mental health care reform
September 15, 2023 – The Associated Press’* California Legislature Reporter Trân Nguyen covers the legislative passage of the Homelessness Prevention Act, SB 567 (Durazo), which will [...]
2024 Summer Legal Clerkship
2024 Summer Legal Clerkship Spend your summer building community power and advancing racial & economic justice at one of California’s leading civil rights law firms! Public Advocates Inc. is [...]
Director of Philanthropic Engagement
Director of Philanthropic Engagement Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by [...]
EdSource: Critics pan state’s justification for threatening Stanford education professor over breach of data contract
August 7, 2023 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald covers the decision by the California Department of Education to pursue a breach of a data partnership agreement against a Stanford [...]
Los Angeles Times: Temecula school board outrage over LGBTQ+ lessons motivates Newsom to rush new textbook law
July 20, 2023— Los Angeles Times’ State Government and Policy Reporter Mackenzie Mays writes about a controversial issue in the Temecula School District. The conservative School Board is [...]
Counterpunch: It’s Not That Hard to Solve Homelessness
July 11, 2023 – Counterpunch’s Sonali Kolhatkar writes about the homelessness crisis in California. The articles mentions Public Advocates’ 2018 report on the growing [...]
EdSource: A sample of public comments on math framework
July 10, 2023 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald writes about the more than 600 public comments received regarding the state’s new math framework. Comments from Managing Attorney [...]
Media Statement: In Deficit Year Budget Deal Provides Bright Spots for Education Equity and Transit But Low Income Renters Still Await Relief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2023 Press Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communication, 917-647-1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org In Deficit Year Budget Deal Provides Bright Spots for Education [...]
Media Statement: Public Advocates Denounces SCOTUS Decision Undermining Race-Conscious College Admissions Policies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2023 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917.647.1952 Public Advocates Denounces SCOTUS Decision Undermining Race-Conscious College Admissions [...]
