Our Work

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.

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 [...]

August 28, 2017 – How will California spend the $1 billion collected from polluters? Check out our op-ed in the Capitol Weekly, where we call for state leaders to prioritize the most [...]

August 24, 2017 – Andrew Edwards of the Long Beach Press Telegram covers our appeal to the California Department of Education against the Long Beach Unified School District. The appeal follows [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – AUGUST 24, 2017 Contact: Cadonna Dory, Children’s Defense Fund – California, cdory@childrensdefense.org (o) 213.355.8790 (m) 323.385.6342 James Suazo, Building [...]

LBUSD mothers spoke up today over district's "misuse" of their children's school resources. #LCFF #edchat @publicadvocates @BHCLongBeach pic.twitter.com/GDmihq0zeQ — [...]

August 24, 2017 – La Opinión’s Jacqueline Garcia covers our appeal to the California Department of Education against the Long Beach Unified School District. The appeal follows our [...]

August 24, 2017 –CBS Los Angeles covers our appeal to the California Department of Education against the Long Beach Unified School District. The appeal follows our complaint in April 2017 that [...]

August 24, 2017 – KPCC’s Kyle Stokes covers our appeal to the California Department of Education against the Long Beach Unified School District. The appeal follows our complaint in April [...]

August 24, 2017 – The Grunion’s Harry Saltzgaver covers our appeal to the California Department of Education against the Long Beach Unified School District. The appeal follows our [...]