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February 6, 2017 – Susan Ferriss of the Center for Public Integrity spotlights the extraordinary effect that the Local Control Funding Formula (LCCF) is having on education in California. [...]

February 1, 2017 – The New Republic’s Graham Vyse explores how the issue of charter schools is dividing the civil rights movement. Organizations like the NAACP have called for a [...]

January 25, 2017 – Public Advocates deputy managing attorney Samuel Tepperman-Gelfant was on KAWL to discuss the affordable housing crisis in the Bay Area. He also shares how community [...]

January 17, 2017 – Gas and Electricity Magazine explores the problems that ride-sharing services have created for the Oakland Airport-BART Connector. The Connector, long criticized as a [...]

January 13, 2017 – Seattle Times reporter Claudia Rowe explores how Washington policy makers are travelling to California to learn about education funding formulas. Washington is currently [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2017 Contact: Isabel Alegría, 415-431-7434, ialegria@publicadvocates.org   On Tuesday of this week, Governor Jerry Brown released his state budget proposal [...]

Carl Peterson details how charter schools in Los Angeles are screening out students based on national origin, special needs, housing status, and achievement level. The article also details how [...]

San Jose Mercury News reporter Erin Baldassari on why BART’s Oakland Airport Connector is losing money 2 years after it began operating. Public Advocates is mentioned in the article as [...]

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 [...]