September 4, 2025—SF Gate Editorial Intern Summer Maxwell spoke with Public Advocates’ Deputy Director of Higher Education Jetaun Stevens about why, a bill—AB 90 (Jackson)— allowing college students to sleep in their cars while getting their degrees is a critical band aid for lower wealth. first generation, or marginalized students.
Public Advocates' Director of Legislative Affairs Michelle Pariset, speaks to the Sacramento Bee about this year's unusually hard advocacy to get stronger protections for renters in the most expensive state to rent, particularly as legislators speak out about making affordability concerns top priority.
Will the "Big Beautiful Bill" expand federal funding for affordable housing in California? Public Advocates' Director of Strategic Campaigns Liz Ryan Murray speaks with Upfront's Brian Edwards-Tiekert about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, if more money will be coming to affordable housing and how states like California can make the policy stronger to better support marginalized communities.
Why are renter's rights bills facing one of the toughest challenges in a largely Democratic statehouse where addressing housing affordability is a top concern? CalMatters' Housing Reporter Ben Christopher spoke with Michelle Pariset, our Director of Legislative Affairs to understand more about what is happening behind closed doors in the statehouse.
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