December 13, 2024—EdSource Higher Education reporters Michael Burke and Amy DiPierro speak to Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens regarding AB 1705, a law signed in 2022, that requires the [...]

December 4, 2024—San Jose Spotlight City Hall reporter Vicente Vera speaks with Senior Staff Attorney Suzanne Dershowitz regarding a recent audit performed by the San Jose City Auditor that [...]

November 15, 2024—EdSource Higher Education reporters Amy DiPierro and Michael Burke speak with Senior Staff Attorney Jetaun Stevens on CA Assembly Bills 705 and 1705. AB “705 allows most [...]

November 11, 2024—Los Angeles Times Equity Reporter Rebecca Plevin speaks with Managing Attorney John Affeldt regarding equity in admissions criteria for “gifted and talented” [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917.647.1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Contra Costa Superior Court Fails to Order Fix to Teacher, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, 917.647.1952, sbal@publicadvocates.org Governor Newsom Signs Bill Protecting Low Income Renters [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Public Advocates Director of Communications, Civil Rights Law Firm Files Lawsuit Against WCCUSD  District inaction to address [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2024 Media Contact: Sumeet Bal, Director of Communications, sbal@publicadvocates.org, 917.647.1952 Civil Rights Law Firm Blasts Legislature for Proposing [...]

Our partner, Alliance for Housing Justice, breaks down the concept of Social Housing and how it can be the answer to America’s deepening housing crisis. Watch and join us in ensuring [...]

April 30, 2021 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt was interviewed on EdSource’s “This Week in California Education” podcast. The interview explores the California School [...]