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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2023 Press contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917-647-1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Hannah Esqueda Freeman, Communications Director, [...]

May 12, 2023 – The AP’s Adam Beam covers Governor Newsom’s May Budget Revision. The article quotes Director of Legislative Affairs Michelle Pariset: “Its disappointing that the [...]

May 12, 2023 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald covers the Governor’s May Budget Revision and quotes Managing Attorney John Affeldt: “We were pleased to see the ongoing commitment to [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday May 12, 2023 Press Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communication, 917-647-1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Governor’s May Revision Maintains Commitment to Education [...]

May 9, 2023 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt is featured in EdSource’s LCFF 10th Anniversary retrospective. To what extent is LCFF meeting your hopes and expectations? LCFF [...]

March 29, 2023 – CalMatters’ Lynn La covers the debate over Senate Bill 31. The bill would ban people from sitting, lying or sleeping within 1,000 feet of a school, daycare, park or [...]

March 24, 2023 – USA Today’s Terry Collins covers the LAUSD teachers’ strike. Managing Attorney John Affeldt is featured in the story: Although California has moved up in [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2023 Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communication, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952   Civil Rights Report Details Improvements Needed to CA School [...]

March 11, 2023 – Adelante Valle covers the introduction of AB 567, a bill sponsored by Public Advocates that would increase protections for tenants. Read the article.

March 9, 2023 – Sara Hossaini of KQED writes about AB 919 which would give tenants the first right of refusal to buy their buildings. Public Advocates is sponsoring AB 919. Read the article.