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MEDIA ADVISORY January 8, 2020 Contact: Isabel Alegria, Director of Communication, 510-541-5428, ialegria@publicadvocates.org PUBLIC ADVOCATES ENDORSES THE SCHOOLS & COMMUNITIES FIRST BALLOT [...]

January 8, 2020 – Diana Lambert of EdSource writes about recent successes with the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program. The program recruits classroom aides, [...]

January 6, 2020 – The California Globe covers the announcement of Green New Deal legislation by Assemblymember Rob Bonta. Public Advocates is mentioned in the story. Click here to read the [...]

November 29, 2019 – The editorial board of the San Diego Union Tribune affirms its support for the decision by the Sixth Appellate Court to uphold the Surplus Land Act in Anderson v. San [...]

Bay City News reports on the Appeals Court ruling last week that charter cities are not exempt from the state law known as the Surplus Land Act when they’re deciding what to do with public [...]

November 27, 2019 – CBS SF covers the ruling by the Sixth Appellate Court that San Jose must follow the Surplus Land Act. Deputy Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman-Gelfant is quoted in the [...]

November 26, 2019 – Courthouse News Service covers the ruling by the Sixth Appellate Court that San Jose must follow the Surplus Land Act. Deputy Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman-Gelfant is quoted [...]

November 26, 2019 Contacts: Rebekah Evenson | Bay Area Legal Aid | 510-250-5226 | revenson@baylegal.org Mike Rawson | Public Interest Law Project | 510-891-9794 | mrawson@pilpca.org Sarah Hopkins [...]

November 22, 2019 – California has seen a surge in the number of temporary credentials issued to underqualified teachers. Compounding the problem, these teachers are often more likely to be [...]

Statement from Public Advocates Updated 1:00pm, November 19, 2019 By pulling text messages out of context, The Sacramento Bee continues to paint a misleading picture. Michelle Pariset is a [...]