Press Release: Proposed Budget Preserves Vital Education and Safety Net Programs But Cuts Critical Affordable Housing Funding
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Press Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917-647-1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Proposed Budget Preserves Vital Education and Safety Net Programs But [...]
StreetsBlog CAL: Task Force Meets to Address the Future of California Transit
January 4, 2023 – The California legislature, recognizing that its recent funding bump for public transportation is not enough to address the many critical issues faced by transit agencies, [...]
EdSource Commentary: It’s time to fix the fatal flaw in California education funding formula
December 12, 2023 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt responds to an EdSource Commentary by Arun Ramanathan regarding possible changes to the Local Control Funding Formula. You can read [...]
T.E.A. with College Futures featuring Jetaun Stevens
December 18, 2023 – Higher Education Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens spoke to the College Futures Foundation for their monthly feature, T.E.A. with College Futures, which highlights [...]
Press Release: School Districts Fail to Submit Critical Data to Inform Teacher Shortages, Student Investments
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 4, 2023Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917-647-1952 School Districts Fail to Submit Critical Data to Inform Teacher Shortages, Student [...]
Oaklandside: AC Transit wants to change bus routes and schedules—and you can weigh in
November 2, 2023—Oaklandside reporter Jose Fermoso covers The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s new “realignment” plan which includes three new bus route and scheduling [...]
Oaklandside: AC Transit wants to change bus routes and schedules—and you can weigh in
November 2, 2023- Oaklandside reporter Jose Fermoso writes about The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s new “realignment” which includes three new options for bus routes [...]
San Francisco Chronicle: Create Social Housing
October 30, 2023—Regarding “Newsom signed over 60 housing bills this year. Here’s how they’re going to change California” (Letters to the Editor, SFChronicle.com, Oct. 24): Alfred Twu’s op-ed [...]