Community Benefits

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Investing in Mobility and Equity: Strengthening California’s Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Within the first two years of its implementation, the Low Carbon Transit Operations [...]

Inc. reports that Uber is planning to move its headquarters from San Francisco to Oakland, which has raised some concerns. The article quotes Public Advocates’ managing attorney Richard [...]

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 [...]

Public Advocates and the ACLU of Northern California submitted these comments on the Facebook Campus Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Report. Public Advocates and the ACLU of Northern [...]

Building a Model Community for the 21st Century Thanks to the work of the Community Coalition for a Sustainable Concord, of which Public Advocates is a core member, equitable smart growth is [...]