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A former California assemblyman is collecting signatures for a ballot measure that he hopes will address certain types of so-called “quality of life” crimes while at the same time not…
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Western Center on Law & Poverty policy advocate Jen Flory explains the concerns regarding medical credit cards, and how Senate Bill 639 will address these problems. More here
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Read More“Under the expansion, any adult who met the income guidelines could enroll, which represented a “radical shift” in the way the program operates, said Jen Flory, a policy advocate at…
Read MoreJessica Bartholow (@Jess_Bartholow) is a policy advocate with the Western Center on Law & Poverty. (interview begins at 1:34) Listen Here
Read More“Even with all this evidence that fees are recidivistic and fees are bad for children and bad for communities of color … we still end up with counties choosing to…
Read More“We do need more temporary shelter options,” says Anya Lawler, a policy advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, and a member of the governor’s homelessness task force.…
Read MoreGovernor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Wednesday calling for state land, vacant state hospitals and travel trailers to be used to help with California’s homelessness crisis. GUESTS: Marisa Lagos,…
Read More“That’s definitely a violation of this law,” said Sasha Harnden, a housing policy advocate at the Western Center on Law & Poverty. He advocated for the passage of the statewide voucher…
Read MoreA former California assemblyman is collecting signatures for a ballot measure that he hopes will address certain types of so-called “quality of life” crimes while at the same time not…
Read More“The Western Center on Law & Poverty has said the arrest and rehab plan would “take California back into the dark ages of mass institutionalization of people with perceived or…
Read More“The new law generally does not apply to units that are already subject to a local rent control ordinance. However, a unit could be exempt from a local ordinance but…
Read More“Black women have long experienced microaggressions and faced discrimination for wearing our natural hair, which makes the passage of California’s CROWN Act so monumental. Dove, the National Urban League, Color…
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