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April 18, 2022 – John Affeldt, managing attorney with Public Advocates, was quoted in the Modesto Bee in a story about housing and education.  “Ideally, a school district and city [...]

For major reform, for major structural change, you need to build political will. That is why lifting community voices is a cornerstone of Public Advocates’ work challenging the root causes of [...]

Suzanne joined the Metropolitan Equity Team at Public Advocates as a Staff Attorney in late 2021. She works alongside community partners to advocate for housing justice, renters’ rights, and [...]

The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action is a grassroots, member-led, statewide community organization working with more than 15,000 members across the state. ACCE is [...]

In May of 2019, Public Advocates was profiled by the long-standing PBS series, Visionaries, hosted by Sam Waterston. The show, “A Law Firm Like no Other,” was shown on several hundred [...]

For Immediate Release January 25, 2022 Contact: Isabel Alegría: ialegria@publicadvocates.org; (510) 541-5428 or Duc Luu: dluu@publicadvocates.org Pioneering San Francisco Law Firm Turns 50 San [...]

In 2011, the 6 Wins for Social Equity Network developed a proposal for the Bay Area’s regional agencies to consider as they planned for decades of growth and development affecting the housing and [...]

Public Advocates was one of the creators, and is still one of the leading members, of the 6 Wins for Social Equity Network, a bold group of strategic allies from social justice, faith, public [...]