Remarks by Envision Transform Build East Palo Alto
With the battle for social justice raging across the country, it’s gratifying to celebrate those whose work has significantly moved communities forward. Envision-Transform-Build East Palo Alto [...]
Oakland Public Lands Policy
The Oakland Citywide Anti-Displacement Network, represented by East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO), Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), Causa Justa :: Just Cause, East Bay Alliance for [...]
Resisting While Reclaiming Our Future
Remarks by Public Advocates’ President & CEO, Guillermo Mayer Voices of Conscience Awards and Celebration April 6, 2017 Julia Morgan Ballroom, San Francisco Watch the video of Guillermo [...]
Who’s Following Ben Carson?
April 4, 2017 – Reporter Kriston Capps of CITYLAB from the Atlantic interviews Guillermo Mayer about CarsonWatch.org, the new effort to keep tabs on HUD policies under Trump and HUD Secty. [...]
Fred Alvarez, Preeminent Employment Lawyer and Former Asst. Secty. of Labor Elected Chair of Public Advocates Inc. Board of Governors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/28/17 San Francisco – Public Advocates Inc., one of California’s leading public interest law firms and advocacy organizations since its founding in 1971, announced [...]
2017 Arc of Justice Summer Fellow Announced!
March 7, 2017 – Public Advocates and the Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA) are proud to announce our second Arc of Justice Summer Fellow, Erin Lapeyrolerie. Awarded to law students who [...]
Finding a Way Home
February 7, 2017 – Cecily O’Connor, of the Bay Area Monitor, describes the impact that Plan Bay Area will have on our region. Plan Bay Area will decide how $300 billion in [...]
What Does Planning Have to do with Civil Rights and Income Inequality Part 2 – December 2013
Originally published in December of 2013 By Richard Marcantonio In Part 1 of this blog, I talked about planning as an important form of law-making. Here, I turn to the question of why it’s also [...]
Public Advocates Statement on Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget for 2017-18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2017 Contact: Isabel Alegría, 415-431-7434, ialegria@publicadvocates.org On Tuesday of this week, Governor Jerry Brown released his state budget proposal [...]
LAUSD Schools Face Bankruptcy While Charters Cheat on Admissions
Carl Peterson details how charter schools in Los Angeles are screening out students based on national origin, special needs, housing status, and achievement level. The article also details how [...]
