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July 24, 2024—The Richmond Standard reported about the recent closure of Stege Elementary for health and safety hazards—including reports of potential lead and asbestos—and how the disruption may [...]

July 24, 2024—Grandview Independent reporter Linda Hemmila spoke with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow Karissa Provenza about the recent closure of Stege Elementary for health and safety [...]

July 23, 2024—San Jose Spotlight reporter, Vicente Vera, covering politics, policy and government, spoke with Public Advocates’ Senior Staff Attorney Suzanne Dershowitz about a rise in evictions [...]

July 23, 2024—East Bay Times (owned by the San Jose Mercury News) reporter Katie Lauer spoke with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow Karissa Provenza about the lawsuit Public Advocates filed with [...]

July 22, 2024—Telemundo 48 reporter Pilar Nino spoke with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow Karissa Provenza, and Senior Policy Advocate and Richmond Teacher’s Union president Francisco [...]

July 12, 2024—Richmondside city reporter Joel Umanzor spoke with Law Fellow Karissa Provenza and community partners about the lawsuit Public Advocates filed with co-counsel Munger, Tolles & [...]

July 19, 2024—Richmond Confidential reporter Choekyi Lhamo spoke with Law Fellow Karissa Provenza about the lawsuit PA filed with co counsel Munger, Tolles & Olsen against West Contra Costa [...]

July 19, 2024—Ed Source reporter Monica Velez spoke with Law Fellow Karissa Provenza and community partners about the lawsuit they filed against West Contra Costa Unified School District [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Public Advocates Director of Communications, Civil Rights Law Firm Files Lawsuit Against WCCUSD  District inaction to address [...]

July 12, 2024—Richmondside reporter Julia Haney spoke with Law Fellow Karissa Provenza and community partners about West Contra Costa Unified School District’s (WCCUSD) most recent extension to [...]