Guillermo Mayer

By Guillermo Mayer – When the Chauvin verdict was announced on Tuesday, my immediate thoughts were with the family of George Floyd whose members have carried an unspeakable burden for the [...]

August 31, 2017 – In an op-ed in The San Francisco Examiner, President and CEO Guillermo Mayer blasts President Donald Trump for pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio. To read the op-ed, click here.

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 [...]

April 4, 2017 – Reporter Kriston Capps of CITYLAB from the Atlantic interviews Guillermo Mayer about CarsonWatch.org, the new effort to keep tabs on HUD policies under Trump and HUD Secty. [...]

By Guillermo Mayer The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race. – Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor You would think that with a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]