Eye on the State: This year was all about housing
October 9, 2017 – An op-ed in The San Francisco Examiner does a wrap-up on the many housing bills signed this year. Public Advocates is mentioned: We should remember that many of these [...]
Eye on the State: Leaders must find political will to fund housing, fight displacement
August 28, 2017 – Governor Jerry Brown needs to show that he is serious about solving the housing crisis. Unfortunately, with just days left in the legislative session, Brown has not yet [...]
A Better Housing Plan
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, [...]
Regional Agencies Commit to Addressing Bay Area Housing Crisis through Regional Action Plan
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 27, 2017 CONTACT: Isabel Alegría, 510- 541-5428, ialegria@publicadvocates.org or David Zisser, 415-828-8722, dzisser@publicadvocates.org [...]
Long Beach Unified School District Accused of Misusing Funds Earmarked for Disadvantaged Students
April 5, 2017 – Jason Ruiz of the Long Beach Post reports on the complaint filed by Public Advocates against the Long Beach Unified School District. The complaint states that the district [...]
Homelessness and Lack of Affordable Housing Outrank Crime in List of Oaklanders’ Concerns
March 31, 2017 – Sam Felsing of The Oakland Conduit reports on the East Bay Residents for Responsible Development (EBRRD) poll that evaluated the top concerns of Oakland residents. They [...]
Public Advocates Statement on Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget for 2017-18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2017 Contact: Isabel Alegría, 415-431-7434, ialegria@publicadvocates.org On Tuesday of this week, Governor Jerry Brown released his state budget proposal [...]
Facebook plans to invest $20 million in affordable housing projects
The Guardian US edition reporter Sam Levin reports on Facebook agreement with local community organizations to commit $20 million to support affordable housing and other benefits. The article [...]
Facebook commits $20 million for affordable housing, other assistance
Queenie Wong of the San Jose Mercury News reports on the announcement by Facebook and community organizations of a ground-breaking agreement. Public Advocates is mentioned in the article as [...]
Community organizations win ground-breaking agreement with Facebook
The Facebook -ETB-East Palo Alto pact will help create affordable homes, protect tenants, prevent displacement and increase access to jobs in the East Palo Alto area. The Envision Transform [...]
