David Zisser

December 7, 2017 – Senior Staff Attorney David Zisser wrote an opinion piece for Shelterforce on the importance of recognzing tenants’ rights as civil rights. “Everyone deserves [...]

August 22, 2017 – Jean Tepperman of Oakland Magazine writes about the recent victory by community activists to incorporate equity guidelines in Plan Bay Area. It was a stunning turnaround, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

March 12, 2015 Robert Fabela, Esq. General Counsel Valley Transportation Authority 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134 RE: CEQA non-compliance of VTP 2040 Dear Mr. Fabela: On the consent [...]

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 [...]

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: 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]