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Anderson v. City of San José

Public Advocates, along with our partners, successfully sued the City of San José for not complying with the state’s Surplus Land Act (SLA). The SLA requires cities who want to sell or lease public lands must offer it first to developers that will build affordable housing. The landmark ruling applies to the 121 charter cities in California and affirms that “public land for public good” isn’t just a slogan.

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6 Wins Network

Background Public Advocates is one of the creators and leading members of the 6 Wins for Social Equity Network, a bold group of strategic allies ...

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Marcia Rosen

Executive Director – National Housing Law Project Marcis Rosen was a law student at Public Advocates from the spring through the summer of 1975 and ...

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Judge J. Anthony Kline

Judge Anthony Kline co-founded Public Advocates in 1971 with Bob Gnaizda, Sid Wolinsky and Peter Sitkin. A native of New York, Kline’s long and illustrious ...

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