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January 4, 2023 – The California legislature, recognizing that its recent funding bump for public transportation is not enough to address the many critical issues faced by transit agencies, [...]

December 12, 2023 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt responds to an EdSource Commentary by Arun Ramanathan regarding possible changes to the Local Control Funding Formula. You can read [...]

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 4, 2023Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917-647-1952 School Districts Fail to Submit Critical Data to Inform Teacher Shortages, Student [...]

November 2, 2023—Oaklandside reporter Jose Fermoso covers The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s new “realignment” plan which includes three new bus route and scheduling [...]

October 30, 2023—Regarding “Newsom signed over 60 housing bills this year. Here’s how they’re going to change California” (Letters to the Editor, SFChronicle.com, Oct. 24): Alfred Twu’s op-ed [...]

October 17, 2023— Ed Source reporter Diana Lambert covers the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing meeting this week, honing on on their considerations around educator assessments. She [...]

October 11, 2023—The Los Angeles Times’* California Politics Reporter Hannah Wiley covers new housing laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed before the October 14 deadline including SB 567 which [...]

October 18, 2023 –Earlier this month, California passed a bill requiring the state to produce a study and recommendations on expanding the state’s social housing sector. Organizers hope it will [...]

October 11, 2023 – This week the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is meeting and one of the issues coming before them is whether to renew the California Basic Educational [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2023 Press Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communication, 917-647-1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org    Governor Newsom Signs Homelessness Prevention Act [...]