April 29, 2024—Radio Bilingua’s Línea Abierta host Chelis Lopez interviewed Housing Now! Executive Director Francisco Duenas and Public Advocates’ Leg Counsel Andrés Ramos on the Housing Now Lobby Day, what is at stake and why the LLC Transparency Act is critical today. As a steering committee member of Housing Now!, PA joined over 600 renters […]

April 29, 2024 – Public Advocates’ Law Fellow, Karissa Provenza, spoke with Ed Source reporter Monica Vasquez about West Contra Costa USD’s response to the William’s complaint PA filed in February. While the district has acknowledged it’s failure to remain in compliance with the law, it blames the issue on a statewide problem. Provenza, representing […]

April 18, 2024 – Senior Policy Advocate Angie Salazar responds to an EdSource article by Diana Lambert regarding teacher layoffs across the state. Angie who focuses on statewide advocacy to grow a diverse, well-prepared educator workforce, especially for low-income Black, Indigenous, Latine, and most impacted students of color and multilingual learners commented: “Schools are places [...]