“A Law Firm Like No Other”– Public Advocates featured on Visionaries...
Public Advocates is featured in the 2019 season of the award-winning public television documentary series The Visionaries. Hosted by Sam Waterston of Law and Order fame, the documentary began airing...
View ArticleExplainer Video: Understanding the Local Control Funding Formula
Ever wonder how $62 billion in education funds are spent in California? Check out our new 68-second animated video which shows exactly how the Local Control Funding Formula is transforming education...
View ArticleUnderstanding Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)
HUD and the White House are trying to push through a rule that would make it more difficult to end discrimination in housing. This proposal would gut the Fair Housing Act by hollowing out the rules...
View ArticleThe Moms 4 Housing Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) Oakland
When the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Oakland will likely face an exacerbated housing crisis. Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas discusses a visionary new bill that could help move our city...
View ArticleWebinar: ‘Counselors in Schools, Not Cops!’
56 Southern California school districts spent tens of millions of dollars illegally on police and security equipment. This is money that could have been used for counselors and social...
View ArticleWebinar: ‘Hear the Students’— The Impact of COVID-19 on California Colleges
Coronavirus has presented college students with unprecedented challenges. On this webinar, student panelists and attendees shared experiences about how the crisis has impacted their academic pathways,...
View ArticleWebinar: Empoderando a los padres y familias a través de la participación...
Seminario web de educación: Empoderando a los padres y familias a través de la participación auténtica Escuche directamente de padres líderes en Salinas sobre cómo se han organizado utilizando esta...
View ArticleVideo: Why would landlords want to cancel rent?
Small landlords depend on rent to make ends meet, but these landlords understand that when their tenants can’t pay, there’s no way forward as individuals: we’re all in this together. Video by the...
View ArticleVideo: Black and Brown students are being placed in remedial classes that...
Community college students need to know about their right to be placed directly in transfer-level English and Math classes. Direct enrollment significantly increases students’ chances of completing...
View ArticleEdSource Podcast: Pandemic puts school accountability in limbo
April 30, 2021 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt was interviewed on EdSource’s “This Week in California Education” podcast. The interview explores the California School Dashboard system, as well the...
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