Featured
The passage of AB 1482 was a HUGE win for California renters – enshrining into state law some of the strongest anti-rent gouging and just cause for eviction protections in…
Read MoreFeatured
“It’s good that more people are paying attention. But the sudden increase in interest means there isn’t enough nuanced conversation about the decades that got us here, or the proven…
Read MoreFeatured
By Alex Prieto, Western Center Senior Litigator Last month, after pressure from a case filed by Western Center and our partners, Emergency Shelter Coalition v. City of San Clemente, San…
Read More“Jessica Bartholow of the Western Center on Law and Poverty in Sacramento, which supports Hill’s measure, says retail outlets going cashless is just one example of how the poor and…
Read More“But the so-called poor-door approach — having a separate entrance and limited access to facilities — might be violating federal fair housing laws, said Sasha Harnden, a housing policy advocate…
Read MoreWestern Center attorney and policy advocate Jen Flory joined The Doctors for a segment on the topic of high interest medical credit cards. Some dental patients face years of debt…
Read More“It’s good that more people are paying attention. But the sudden increase in interest means there isn’t enough nuanced conversation about the decades that got us here, or the proven…
Read More“It’s hard to find housing anywhere in Humboldt County that’s affordable and accessible,” Western Center’s Matt Warren added. “But to be forced to find housing so far from things people…
Read More“We know that delivering those services in a forced, institutional setting — which this seems aimed at doing — actually has a very low success rate. It doesn’t result in…
Read More“Some health activists wonder why it took the state so long to restore the benefits. “A lot of these recession-related cuts came on the backs of the poor. Yet when…
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 More“Other groups at risk of losing their food stamps include people experiencing homelessness, veterans, people recently out of jail or prison and former foster youth, according to Jessica Bartholow, a…
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
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 208
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213.487.7211
1107 Ninth Street, Suite 700
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.442.0753
449 Fifteenth Street, Suite 301
Oakland, CA 94612
213.487.7211
Fax # 213.487.0242
Mail Contact us via email
