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Reframing AC Transit Realign for Long-Term Solutions In response to changing travel after the COVID pandemic, AC Transit’s is doing a project called Realign to propose changes in their service. [...]

The building blocks of transit planning and how it impacts riders and bus operators AC Transit is doing a project called Realign to assess their bus network and propose changes to routes and [...]

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 [...]

In Search of Equity for English Learners A Review of the 2021-2024 Local Control and Accountability Plans The Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) at Loyola Marymount University [...]

August 4, 2022 – An article in EdSource by Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, and Daniel J. Willis about newly released state data on teacher quality mentions the work of Public Advocates and [...]

For the English-language version of this blog post, click here. Lo que resalta del Presupuesto Estatal 2022-23: Grandes inversiones en la educación durante el próximo año escolar California [...]

Para español, favor de hacer clic aquí. Highlights from the State Budget: What to Expect for the 2022-2023 School Year California recently passed the final state budget for 2022-2023, which [...]

July 10, 2022 – Public Advocates staff were quoted in an investigative piece in CalMatters about oversight of schools’ COVID aid published on June 9, 2022. It was re-syndicated in the Mercury [...]

On May 18, the California State Board of Education approved the first round of grants out of the $3B California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) our alliance pushed to win! The [...]

June 29, 2021 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald reports on the $236 billion 2021-22 budget bill now headed to Governor Newson’s desk. The budget reflects an unprecedented investment [...]

February 17, 2021 – Managing Attorney Richard Marcantonio wrote an article in Labor Notes on the fight for COVID-safety measures for bus drivers in Silicon Valley. Click here to read the article.

January 9, 2021 – John Fensterwald reports on Governor Newsom’s proposed solution to a long-running, contentious dispute over how California’s school districts can use leftover [...]

November 20, 2020 – President and CEO Guillermo Mayer co-authored a Cal Matters Commentary on Prop 15, and the future for progressive sources of revenue for California in 2021. Click here [...]

In his recent Calmatters Commentary, Dan Walters talks about how state education officials and education advocates are grappling with critical issues during the Covid19 pandemic — including [...]

Winning Community Engagement in the System of Support for Schools The System of Support now being implemented by the State Board of Education and the California Department of Education is an [...]

January 15, 2020 – EdSource asked more than 40 education leaders — from John Affeldt to Edgar Zazueta — representing all segments of California’s education system to comment on Governor [...]

January 10, 2020 – John Fensterwald of EdSource reports on the education spending priorities in Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget, released on Friday. Public [...]

Education reporter John Fensterwald writes in Sacramento News & Review about the reaction to the CA state auditor’s report criticizing lawmakers and state education officials of failing [...]

In his OpEd featured in EdSource, Public Advocates’ John Affeldt calls on California’s next governor to take bold steps to address the massive educational equity gap threatening the [...]

Tony Bizjak reports for the Sacramento Bee that the city is coming closer to passing rent control with competing proposals. Public Advocates’ Michelle Pariset is quoted. Sacramento [...]

Statement of John Affeldt, Public Advocates Managing Attorney & Education Program Director on Publication of Getting Down to Facts II Studies regarding California Public Schools We welcome [...]

New Engagement Initiative Goes to Heart of Local Control and LCFF Accountability By Liz Guillen, Director of Legislative and Community Affairs A statewide coalition of grassroots community groups [...]

By Hans Moore, Senior Staff Attorney On November 8, 2017, at 5:30 a.m., I woke up knowing that a very busy day lay ahead for me. What I didn’t imagine, was that over the next 12 hours I would [...]

The Air Resources Board has a Unique Opportunity to Ensure Polluter Fees Benefit the Communities Most in Need By Chelsea Tu, Staff Attorney While the California Legislature deliberates on how to [...]

June 27, 2017 By David Zisser Fair housing and anti-displacement advocates won an important victory on April 25th in San Jose that may have repercussions at the regional, state, and even national [...]

Check out our positions on education-related bills currently being considered at the Capitol in Sacramento. Addressing California’s Teacher Shortage  AB 169 (O’Donnell – D) – Teaching credential: [...]

Remarks by Public Advocates’ President & CEO, Guillermo Mayer Voices of Conscience Awards and Celebration April 6, 2017 Julia Morgan Ballroom, San Francisco Watch the video of Guillermo [...]

By Richard Marcantonio, Managing Attorney Public Advocates. SB 1 (Beall) won two-thirds approval and went to the Governor’s desk late Thursday night. What does this multi-billion dollar a year [...]

By Guillermo Mayer, President & CEO of Public Advocates I wasn’t prepared last week when I found myself nodding in agreement with the new Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, Ben [...]

Originally published in December of 2013 See Part 2 of this blog By Richard Marcantonio I’ve been asked more than once why, as a civil rights lawyer, I spend so much time working with community [...]

A ONE-TWO COMBO FOR 6 WINS AND REGIONAL EQUITY By David Zisser Nearly two years of regional grassroots power-building and advocacy, with key victories along the way, culminated in one end-of-year [...]

Brothers and Sisters, As we absorb the implications of the presidential election, we feel driven to connect with you to express our solidarity and our fierce commitment to fight harder than ever [...]

By Guillermo Mayer   This fall, my wife and I joined millions of families across California in the annual tradition of taking our son to his first day of school. I wish you could have been [...]

By Chelsea Tu The 2015-16 legislative session in Sacramento wrapped up with watershed victories for social and environmental justice. A series of bills, among them one that directs climate [...]

By David Zisser   If it wasn’t clear before, members and allies of the 6 Wins Network, a regional social justice coalition, recently reminded some of the Bay Area’s top decision-makers just [...]

By  Liz Guillen and John Affeldt   Public Advocates continues to play a key leadership role with the LCFF Equity Coalition as we help shape a new public school accountability system for [...]

By  Sam Tepperman-Gelfant July 20, 2016 Facebook’s corporate mission is to create community online, but the Menlo Park-based company is not always a good neighbor in the real world. Its [...]

By  Angelica Jongco     With Public Advocates’ support, parents and students won key victories in the past month aimed at keeping the promise of the landmark school funding reform, the Local [...]

May 25, 2016 By Angelica Jongco California school districts are not providing the level of transparency and accountability promised in exchange for increased spending flexibility under the [...]

By  Michelle Pariset   When Governor Jerry Brown released his revised budget proposal on May 13, he argued that California must build its reserves for a future economic winter. But when it comes [...]

By  Angelica Jongco , Roxanne Hoegger Alejandre   California school districts are not providing the level of transparency and accountability promised in exchange for increased spending [...]

Date: May 25, 2016 Roxanne Alejandre joined Public Advocates a few months ago as a volunteer attorney on the Education Team. As you will read, when Roxanne isn’t volunteering her time to [...]

By: Tia Nguyen Date: May 11, 2016 Tia Nguyen recently joined Public Advocates as Administrative Assistant in our Sacramento office. A recent graduate of the University of California, Davis — Tia [...]

March 23, 2016 By David Zisser I am proud of the work that Public Advocates does throughout the Bay Area and California. But as an Oakland resident who loves my city, I’m especially proud of, and [...]

By: David Zisser Date: March 23, 2016 I am proud of the work that Public Advocates does throughout the Bay Area and California. But as an Oakland resident who loves my city, I’m especially proud [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: March 23, 2016 If working for social justice locally inspires you, make sure to join us at our 2016 Voices of Conscience Celebration. The event will take place on [...]

By: Angela Perry Date: March 15, 2016 Californians have been disproportionately harmed by for-profit institutions that fail to deliver on their promises to students. The vast majority of students [...]

March 2, 2016 By David Zisser Terms like “regional equity” and “power building” took life at a Bay Area forum on displacement last week. Advocates for proactive regional strategies to prevent [...]

By: David Zisser Date: March 2, 2016 Terms like “regional equity” and “power building” took life at a Bay Area forum on displacement last week. Advocates for proactive regional strategies to [...]

By: Angelica Jongco Date: February 16, 2015 On January 21, 2015, California legislators from both houses gathered to look back on challenges and opportunities implementing the state’s landmark [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: January 26, 2016 Like rainstorms during a drought, signs that the economy is improving bring greater optimism about the future. In 2016 California is again looking at a [...]

January 25, 2016 By Angelica Jongco he California Court of Appeals in San Francisco will take up this very question when it hears oral arguments on January 27th in the twin cases Campaign for [...]

By: Angelica Jongco Date: January 25, 2016 The California Court of Appeals in San Francisco will take up this very question when it hears oral arguments on January 27th in the twin cases Campaign [...]

Date: January 20, 2016 Chelsea Tu recently joined Public Advocates as a Staff Attorney on the Metropolitan Equity Team where she advocates for transportation, housing and climate justice on [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: December 17, 2015 As 2015 comes to a close, we want to thank you for standing with Public Advocates and helping us make rights real for low-income families and [...]

December 17, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer As 2015 comes to a close, we want to thank you for standing with Public Advocates and helping us make rights real for low-income families and communities of [...]

By: Erin Paxson, Public Advocates Law Clerk Date: December 16, 2015   The training session on a rainy December 10th was a collaborative effort between the Sacramento County Office of [...]

By: John T. Affeldt Date: November 24, 2015 I have a thought for the school district staff and the board members and others out there characterizing the process for developing Local Control [...]

November 24, 2015 By John Affeldt I have a thought for the school district staff and the board members and others out there characterizing the process for developing Local Control Accountability [...]

By: Debi Harris Date: November 18, 2015 Want to be a part of something fun? What to make a bold statement about equal rights and social justice? Then join Public Advocates’ Splash for Social [...]

November 4, 2015 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Link: http://furmancenter.org/research/iri/Tepperman-Gelfant Published by the NYU Furman Center, Senior Staff Attorney Sam Tepperman-Gelfant explains [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: October 28, 2015 Pictured left to right: Angelica Jongco, Guillermo Mayer, Dimitri Holtzman, Titi Liu and John Affeldt Imagine suddenly discovering a distant relative [...]

October 28, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer Imagine suddenly discovering a distant relative that you never knew existed—a person who despite living half way across the world has a common experience or [...]

By: Angela Perry Date: October 27, 2015 Earlier this month Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill, AB 573, which would have given desperately needed legal aid to the students who attended one of the [...]

Date: October 20, 2015 Anne Bellows recently returned to the Bay Area to join Public Advocates as an Equal Justice Works Fellow. As you will read, this Public Advocates Pillar has a passion for [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: September 23, 2015 When advocacy for social change is part of your organization’s mission you don’t often pull back and ask why engaging in advocacy is so critical. We [...]

September 23, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer When advocacy for social change is part of your organization’s mission you don’t often pull back and ask why engaging in advocacy is so critical. We almost [...]

By: Angelica Jongco Date: September 22, 2015 Back to school is a busy time for most families, and we are no different here at Public Advocates. The past month has been a tornado of activity for [...]

September 22, 2015 By Angelica Jongco  On January 21, 2015, California legislators from both houses gathered to look back on challenges and opportunities implementing the state’s landmark school [...]

By: Angela Perry Date: August 27, 2015 Tiffany Johnson, a mother of two, was a first time college student at one of Corinthian Colleges’ campuses in Hayward, California. By the day Corinthian [...]

By: Kate Gomez-McKeon Date: August 18, 2015 Civil rights aren’t merely rights to live free of malice; they are affirmative and substantive rights, like mobility and the freedom to choose where [...]

By: Karem Herrera Date: August 17, 2015 Karem Herrera joined Public Advocates at the beginning of the summer as Legal Administrative Coordinator. During her undergraduate career, Karem [...]

Date: July 21, 2015 By: Francis Yao and Matthew Sellers, Law Clerks, Education Equity Team PLAN members Eleazar Cuenca and Maria Guzman at Oakland School Board meeting For the high school [...]

By: Angela Perry Date: July 21, 2015 Angela Perry recently joined Public Advocates as our Legal Fellow. When she is not working hard to affect positive social change, she can likely be found [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: July 15, 2015 My First Job:  I’ve never forgotten my experience working as a restaurant dishwasher.Do you remember your first job? Most people do. Some remember the [...]

July 15, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer  Do you remember your first job? Most people do. Some remember the money – even the most minuscule paycheck – accompanied by the feeling of budding [...]

Date: June 23, 2015 Public Advocates is thrilled to introduce this summer’s fantastic group of interns! This year we have a very fun, active group who has been contributing in all areas of law or [...]

By: Princess Masilungan Date: June 19, 2015     Meet Mello Ahoia, the young woman on the left holding the rally sign. Mello knows first-hand the value of students and adults [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: June 11, 2015 School may be out for summer recess, but our offices are bustling with activity as our legal staff moves full steam ahead with our community partners to [...]

June 11, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer School may be out for summer recess, but our offices are bustling with activity as our legal staff moves full steam ahead with our community partners to win [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: May 21, 2015 Last month, we celebrated our 44th anniversary in the cheerful company of friends and allies. The night was filled with vivid images and ideas about the [...]

May 21, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer Last month, we celebrated our 44th anniversary in the cheerful company of friends and allies. The night was filled with vivid images and ideas about the beauty and [...]

By: Debi Harris Date: May 20, 2015 Meet Alcario and Carmen Castellano, a Friend of Public Advocates couple since the 1990’s. Learn how they got involved and what fuels their ongoing support. [...]

By: Isabel Alegria Date: May 19, 2015 Isabel Alegria recently joined our team as Director of Communication. She brings experience as a broadcast journalist, and more recently as a communications [...]

By: David Zisser Date: May 12, 2015 A lot has happened since we last reported on the campaign for a Coliseum City that creates lasting benefits for low-income residents of East Oakland. A dozen [...]

April 27, 2015 By Angelica Jongco We’re heading into the home stretch of the school year. That means that school districts (and charter schools) throughout the state are releasing drafts of their [...]

By: Angelica Jongco Date: April 27, 2015 We’re heading into the home stretch of the school year. That means that school districts (and charter schools) throughout the state are releasing drafts [...]

By: Debi Harris Date: March 17, 2015 Meet Steve John and Jason Snyder (pictured above right to left), a Friend of Public Advocates couple since 2013. Learn how Steve and Jason got involved and [...]

By: Laura MacInnis, Law Clerk, Education Equity Team Date: March 17, 2015 Four weeks ago, I started volunteering at Public Advocates, curious and eager to explore how this nonprofit law firm [...]

By: Marybelle Nzegwu Date: March 10, 2015 The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a watershed moment of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Today, nearly 60 years after Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her [...]

February 17, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer Over the next six to eight months, we intend to answer some pretty big questions about Public Advocates’ future: How will we evolve to better combat poverty [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: February 17, 2015 Over the next six to eight months, we intend to answer some pretty big questions about Public Advocates’ future: How will we evolve to better combat [...]

February 16, 2015 By Angelica Jongco On January 21, 2015, California legislators from both houses gathered to look back on challenges and opportunities implementing the state’s landmark school [...]

February 16, 2015 By Richard Marcantoni0 When the 6 Wins Network persuaded the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to study our “Equity, Environment and Jobs” scenario as an alternative to [...]

By: Richard A. Marcantonio Date: February 16, 2015 When the 6 Wins Network persuaded the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to study our “Equity, Environment and Jobs” scenario as an [...]

By: Pedro Hernandez Date: January 27, 2015 We were proud to join a diverse gathering of lawyers at the Bay Area Lawyer Die-in for Racial Justice. Attorneys, law students, professors and allies, [...]

January 22, 2015 By Richard Marcantonio and David Zisser It’s time to develop the next iteration of Plan Bay Area. Regional planning is an important arena for long-range thinking, planning and [...]

By: David Zisser, Richard A. Marcantonio Date: January 22, 2015 It’s time to develop the next iteration of Plan Bay Area. Regional planning is an important arena for long-range thinking, planning [...]

By: Debi Harris Date: January 22, 2015 Meet our newest board member! Bob Olson has been a Friend of Public Advocates for over 10 years and a highly-valued member of multiple board committees. [...]

January 21, 2015 By Guillermo Mayer California has turned a corner. Our state’s economy has emerged from years of back-to-back budget deficits and steep spending cuts. Decades of organizing [...]

By: Guillermo Mayer Date: January 21, 2015 California has turned a corner. Our state’s economy has emerged from years of back-to-back budget deficits and steep spending cuts. Decades of [...]

By: Madelyn Wargowski Date: January 20, 2015 Madelyn Wargowski recently joined our team as Development & Administrative Assistant. No stranger to Public Advocates, Madelyn previously worked [...]

By: Tara Kini Date: January 6, 2015 The life of a civil rights attorney doesn’t neatly lend itself to take-your-child-to-work day, but this October, Managing Attorney John Affeldt had a rare [...]

December 17, 2014 By Angelica Jongco On November 14, 2014 the State Board of Education unanimously approved regulations that codify student and parent voice and provide for greater accountability [...]

November 24, 2014 By Richard Marcantonio Among its other important roles, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is charged with overseeing the local transportation agencies within its [...]

October 27, 2014 By Angelica Jongco  The first time I drove out to Antioch on a hot Monday night in July for a parent meeting, I initially passed right by the CCISCO office. The building is [...]

October 21, 2014 By David Zisser As part of its plans to keep the city’s three sports teams, the City of Oakland has drafted a Specific Plan that aims to create almost 8 million square feet of [...]

September 17, 2014 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Skyrocketing rents fueled by a seemingly unquenchable demand for housing from highly-paid workers and real estate “investors” are threatening [...]

September 2, 2014 By Rigel Massaro For-profit education businesses have been in the news a lot recently, and it’s not good news. Education giant Corinthian Colleges now faces bankruptcy for [...]

August 12, 2014 By David Zisser Two large groups, reflecting the stark contrast between the two Bay Areas we live in, came to a San Mateo City Council meeting on July 21st, each to discuss a [...]

July 18, 2014 By Richard Marcantonio A key element cutting across our work is ensuring that community investments address the high priority needs of disadvantaged communities, and that the [...]

June 25, 2014 By John Affeldt With increased revenues in the state’s coffers, there are many things to like in the budget signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last week, but three key developments are [...]

June 18, 2014 Angelica Jongco recently joined Public Advocates as Senior Staff Attorney and the newest addition to our Education Team. As a former law fellow from 2006 to 2008, Angelica is no [...]

June 16, 2014 By David Zisser For a year and a half, Public Advocates and our partners in the SB 535 Coalition and the Sustainable Communities for All Coalition have been building support in [...]

June 16, 2014 By David Zisser There are complex issues involved in allocating Cap-and-Trade revenues in a way that truly benefits California’s most vulnerable communities. This primer should [...]

June 13, 2014 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Redevelopment of the Concord Naval Weapons Station reached another milestone this week when the City narrowed down to four the list of master developers it [...]

April 15, 2014 David Zisser recently joined Public Advocates as staff attorney and the newest addition to our Metro Equity Team. As you will find out, this Pillar and Bay Area native is thrilled [...]

April 10, 2014 By Richard Marcantonio For a decade now, we’ve been working to eliminate disparities in public transit. We took our lead from low-income bus riders in the Bay Area, who [...]

March 18, 2014 By Rigel Massaro Our Education Team has seen developments in a number of areas recently. Here’s a quick update. LCFF Regulations Public Advocates submitted comments on proposes [...]

March 10, 2014 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Can you guess which two Bay Area cities made it into the top ten on a national list of the “Top 20 Zip Codes for Flipping Homes to Hipsters” put together [...]

February 11, 2014 By Richard Marcantonio Twenty years after President Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, many environmental justice advocates are dissatisfied. The Clinton Executive Order [...]

January 17, 2014 By Richard Marcantonio In my last blog, I talked about planning as an important form of law-making. Here, I turn to the question of why it’s also an important frontier in today’s [...]

December 16, 2013 By Richard Marcantonio I’ve been asked more than once why, as a civil rights lawyer, I spend so much time working with community groups to affect the outcome and implementation [...]

November 19, 2013 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Someday soon, you’ll be able to take the Route 1 bus from West Dayton, Ohio to the Fairfield Commons Mall in nearby Beavercreek. Now, Public Advocates [...]

November 12, 2013 By Richard Marcantonio  Civil rights and environmental justice laws ensure that low-income communities and minority populations share fairly in the benefits of public policy and [...]

October 29, 2013 By John Affeldt So much for the Democrats’ insistence on “a clean CR”—a budget resolution that would keep the lights on for now and defer momentous policy decisions for another [...]

October 28, 2013 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Skyrocketing rents in core Bay Area neighborhoods are once again forcing long-time residents from their homes. This displacement not only uproots [...]

August 9, 2013 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant This week, the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) — a self-appointed “watchdog organization that litigates for limited government” — sued to block Plan Bay [...]

July 11, 2013 By Richard Marcantonio  Judging by the avalanche of news reports and tweets about the BART strike last week, you might think that transportation woes only affect commuters trying to [...]

June 14, 2013 By John Affeldt The Legislature has passed the budget and the trailer bill encompassing the LCFF funding reform proposal. It only awaits the governor’s inevitable signature to [...]

June 5, 2013 By Rigel Massaro Last Thursday, Public Advocates testified before the U.S. Department of Education at a San Francisco regional hearing on the need for regulations supporting [...]

By: Tara Kini Date: May 21, 2013 As a result of new policies adopted by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) in late April, students who are currently learning English will [...]

April 24, 2013 By Liz Guillen The Assembly Education Committee meets today to discuss (but not vote on) key school finance bills. One of these, AB 88 (Buchanan), is the Assembly’s vehicle for [...]

By: Tara Kini Date: April 15, 2013 In the struggle to get the best teachers into classrooms across California – especially in high-need schools in low-income neighborhoods — we’ve made [...]

March 29, 2013 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Reforming the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a hot topic right now in Sacramento and across the state. Multiple proposals are on the table [...]

February 19, 2013 Our staff commit themselves wholeheartedly to our mission, our clients and the pursuit  of justice. They don’t do it to win prizes – but it is sure is nice when they do. We’re [...]

February 15, 2013 By John Affeldt Kudos to Jerry Brown for proposing to end the inequities in California school funding—and shame on the districts who seek to fossilize the advantages they have [...]

January 29, 2013 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Earlier this month the City of Richmond completed a full update of its legally-required Housing Element for the first time in nearly 20 years. This key [...]

September 17, 2012 By John Affeldt There’s no need to decide which school funding proposition you prefer — 30 or 38 (the Munger initiative). Choose both. Why vote for two different [...]

May 6, 2012 By Liz Guillen Every year since 2003, members of the Campaign for Quality Education (CQE), including Public Advocates, have rallied in Sacramento for our Education “Day of Action.” [...]

April 16, 2012 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the redevelopment of Oakland’s historic Chinatown, residents have two options: create [...]

January 30, 2012 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant It’s been an exciting month for affordable housing and smart growth in the East Bay. On Jan. 24 — as President Obama talked about inequality and the [...]

By: Samuel P. Tepperman-Gelfant Date: December 7, 2011 Few question that public transit and infrastructure investments can bring a range of benefits to communities. Such investments increase [...]

December 7, 2011 By Sam Tepperman-Gelfant Few question that public transit and infrastructure investments can bring a range of benefits to communities. Such investments increase access to jobs, [...]

Date: December 5, 2011 We are proud of Director of Legislative and Community Affairs Liz Guillen, an amazing colleague who received the 2011 Ally Award from Bay Area Parent Leadership Action [...]