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During this year’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I am reflecting on my Cantonese heritage, the Cantonese language, and ways we can advocate for greater language access for…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lawsuit says Department’s cutoff date for assistance means many tenants who receive rental assistance are still at risk of eviction Los Angeles,…
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California has had it with homelessness. Whether you believe it is far past time to address the housing shortage or just want to see people off the streets, there is…
Read More“Antionette Dozier, a senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, said people may decline diversion because of work or childcare issues, or because of concerns that such…
Read More“Lorraine Lopez, from the Western Center on Law & Poverty, explains the situation. “So folks are now being left, pretty much being in the cold once the application closed,” Lopez…
Read More“Madeline Howard, a senior attorney at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, said the dollar amount may be new, but Newsom’s overall plan isn’t — because state lawmakers already committed…
Read More“People are fed up and they want something done,” said Mike Herald, director of policy advocacy for the Western Center on Law & Poverty, which opposes the bill. “It’s just…
Read More“States usually only meet the federal rates through “gimmicks,” said Michael Herald, director of policy advocacy for the Western Center on Law and Poverty. Some were able to lower their…
Read More“In a scathing April 12 opposition letter, the American Civil Liberties Union, California Action, Disability Rights California and the Western Center on Law and Poverty, among others, blasted the CARE…
Read More“Ultimately, if the measures make their way through committees, the Newsom administration may negotiate with legislative leaders to add one to his revised budget as a trailer bill, said Mike…
Read More“The American Civil Liberties Union, Disability Rights California, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, and more than 30 other organizations and individuals have issued a statement describing his plan…
Read More“The state program is a clever way to use federal dollars, said David Kane, a senior attorney at the Western Center on Law & Poverty. But he noted there are…
Read More“At the hearing, vendors spoke about the importance of passing SB 972, which was introduced by Senator Lena Gonzalez in February of this year and is co-sponsored by Inclusive Action for the City, Community Power…
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