Civil rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Alameda County Court seeking to prevent the California Department of Motor Vehicles from suspending driver’s licenses for people who can’t afford to pay traffic fines. The suit alleges that the DMV can...
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LOS ANGELES — Only in California, it would seem, could Muhammad’s way of life be considered “poor.” His monthly income is $4,000 to $5,000. But in San Francisco’s Ocean Beach neighborhood, he needs every penny. The rent for his one-bedroom...
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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will provide priority access and waive fees for state-funded after-school programs for homeless and foster youth. Assembly Bill 1567, authored by Assemblymember Nora Campos, D-San Jose, also will ensure that...
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An unbuckled seat belt caused Gloria Mata Alvarado to lose her driver’s license. When her husband was driving Mata to a doctor’s appointment for her gastritis in August 2012, her stomach began hurting. For relief, Mata adjusted her seat belt....
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Civil rights lawyers filed suit Tuesday accusing the Los Angeles Superior Court of improperly suspending driving privileges for tens of thousands of poor people because they can’t afford to pay their traffic fines. The suit said the court triggers license ...
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