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The Trump Administration has proposed a new rule interpreting an important civil rights theory in a way that would significantly weaken enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws. The rule would make…
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By Richard Rothschild, Director of Litigation The past month has seen a remarkable number of decisions in Western Center cases — mostly good, some not great. Below is a rundown,…
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In this op-ed: Western Center’s Executive Director, Paul Tepper, explains how California counties can get thousands of people housed in the immediate future: increase General Relief/ Assistance for adults in…
Read MoreSeveral advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Friday to block the Trump administration’s recently finalized “public charge” rule, which would make it harder for legal immigrants to stay in the country.…
Read MorePolicy advocate Jessica Bartholow of the Western Center on Law and Poverty had a question for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on June 27, at a town hall meeting…
Read MoreRoughly a quarter-million Californians might not qualify for food stamps under a new proposal by the Trump administration, opponents of the proposal said the move will affect families who already…
Read MoreCalifornia hospitals are providing significantly less free and discounted care to low-income patients since the Affordable Care Act took effect. …Cori Racela, deputy director at the Western Center on Law…
Read MoreThe 25,000-person town of El Cerrito was the latest target for a deep-pocket California landlord interest group, which shelled out more than $30,000 to kill a just-cause for eviction ordinance…
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new proposal that would change SNAP eligibility requirements — and some argue that it may have an outsized impact on Californians… GUESTS: Angela Rachidi,…
Read MoreA Trump administration proposal would cut food stamps to 3.1 million Americans—largely working families with high housing, childcare and medical costs. That could hit hard in California, a state where…
Read MoreIn this op-ed: Western Center’s Executive Director, Paul Tepper, explains how California counties can get thousands of people housed in the immediate future: increase General Relief/ Assistance for adults in…
Read MoreThe fight to legally protect black women and men with natural hair just gained another ally. On July 12th, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed assembly bill 007797to prohibit “race discrimination based on natural hair…
Read MoreGov. Gavin Newsom is moving forward with plans to combat homelessness in California. He announced the names of the regional leaders and statewide experts who will advise his administration on…
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