Plan Bay Area
Regional Solutions for a Regional Crisis Background In October 2019, Governor Newsom signed AB 1487 into law establishing the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, which is a new authority under [...]
The City of San Jose and the Surplus Land Act
San Jose Can Counter Displacement by Complying with the State’s Surplus Land Act Public Advocates and co-counsel filed a lawsuit in state court on July 21, 2016, against the City of San [...]
Oakland Public Lands Policy Sign-On Letter
Issue: Affordable Housing Topic: Equitable Development Date: June 15, 2016 By: David Zisser File: oakland_public_lands_policy_sign-on_letter On June 15, 2016, Public Advocates, the Public [...]
Joint Letter Concerning the “By Right” Development Budget Trailer 707
Issue: Affordable Housing Topic: Equitable Development Date: June 8, 2016 File: jointletterjune8_2pm Letter from more than 50 organizations with members and roots in racially diverse urban [...]
6 Wins Network
Background Public Advocates is one of the creators and leading members of the 6 Wins for Social Equity Network, a bold group of strategic allies from social justice, faith, public health and [...]
Peninsula Interfaith Action v. City of Menlo Park and Menlo Park City Council
Menlo Park Agrees to Welcome 1,000 Units of Affordable Housing In 2012, Public Advocates successfully negotiated with the Menlo Park City Council to meet the city’s share of the region’s [...]
Osorio v. City of Pittsburg
With our coalition partners Pittsburg Better Together, ACORN, Contra Costa FaithWorks! and the California Affordable Housing Law Project, Public Advocates made real progress in the fight for [...]
Alameda Housing Element Compliance
Alameda Ends 39-Year Ban on Apartment Buildings Public Advocates and our allies played a key role in the city of Alameda’s July 2012 decision to lift a 39-year ban on multifamily housing [...]
