Letter to MTC and BART on Federal Compliance in OAC Complaint
Rogoff Letter to MTC and BART
Lawsuit filed against property owner for alleged discrimination against Latinos
Jorge Morales Almada reports for Univision on the federal housing discrimination lawsuit filed against real estate investor Optimus Properties LLC by Public Advocates and Public Counsel. In [...]
Urban Habitat v. Bay Area Rapid Transit
In 2009, three San Francisco Bay Area organizations brought this complaint against the Bay Area RapidTransit District (“BART”) under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order [...]
Investment firm ousts mentally ill and Latino families to flip Koreatown buildings, lawsuit alleges
Doug Smith of the Los Angeles Times reports on the filing of a federal housing discrimination lawsuit by tenants in Los Angeles’ Koreatown against real estate investment firm Optimus LCC. [...]
Public Advocates’ recommended improvements to Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, LCTOP
This letter was submitted to the California Department of Transportation Division of Rail and Mass Transportation in November 2016 on behalf of ten organizations. The letter makes [...]
Tenants and Community Organizations Fight for Affordable Housing in Los Angeles’ Koreatown
Rampant and ongoing discrimination against tenants in several apartment buildings in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles prompted a major federal lawsuit, Martinez v. Optimus Properties [...]
Lawsuit: “Learn English”: LA landlords harassed Latinos to move in richer tenants
Sam Levin of The Guardian reports on the filing of a major federal housing discrimination lawsuit by Public Advocates, Public Counsel and co-counsel in Los Angeles. The complaint alleges [...]
POST-ELECTION SOLIDARITY MESSAGE FROM PUBLIC ADVOCATES
Brothers and Sisters, As we absorb the implications of the presidential election, we feel driven to connect with you to express our solidarity and our fierce commitment to fight harder than ever [...]
Finally, districts’ accountability plans may be easier to read and use
EdSource’s John Fensterwald writes about revisions to how school districts must write their budget and accountability plans, quoting Public Advocates’ John Affeldt. Read the [...]
Back to (Underfunded) School
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 [...]
