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As the State of California considers reparations to correct fundamental economic harms caused by slavery, it is local governments that have the authority to either aid or thwart such equity…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The court agreed that HCD denied applications without meaningful explanation or a transparent appeals process Oakland, CA – An Alameda County court has sided with tenant advocates…
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In this op-ed by Mike Herald, Western Center’s Director of Policy Advocacy, Mike explains why the Newsom administration and California Legislature must allocate steady rather than temporary funding for rental…
Read More“With corporations making record profits and inflation at 40-year highs, dignified labor and safe working conditions remain top priorities among union leaders, worker advocates and government officials. But with labor…
Read More” [..]reproductive justice is inextricably linked to housing justice. Safe and sustainable communities are undermined by the lack of safe and affordable housing due to unchecked real estate speculation, rising…
Read MoreAs the State of California considers reparations to correct fundamental economic harms caused by slavery, it is local governments that have the authority to either aid or thwart such equity…
Read More“Ultimately, Kaiser Permanente’s contract creates more choice for the Medi-Cal population, said Linda Nguy, a lobbyist with the Western Center on Law & Poverty. But the group, which advocates for…
Read More“We have to keep people housed,” said Madeline Howard, senior attorney at Western Center on Law and Poverty, in a statement. “That’s why we filed this lawsuit — the program…
Read More“This really suggests that the state is denying people who should be getting rental assistance,” said Attorney Madeline Howard with Western Center on Law and Poverty, that sued the state.…
Read More“That hearing will probably take place in September, said attorney Lorraine Lopez of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, one of the organizations representing the renters. During the interim,…
Read More“An Alameda County Superior Court judge on Thursday ruled the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) can’t deny pending applications for rent relief “until the court can determine…
Read More“But nearly 158,000 California households have had their rent-relief applications denied by the state, despite the “vast majority” being income eligible, according to a recent analysis of rent relief data…
Read More“Madeline Howard, senior attorney for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, is one of the attorneys in two lawsuits that a coalition of tenant advocacy groups brought against the…
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