It's almost here— the end of 2017! Together, we’ve made it through an eventful year filled with challenges, hard work and thankfully, some important milestones in our fight for social justice. This December, we hope that you get a chance to relax, reflect and even celebrate a bit as the New Year approaches. All of us at Public Advocate send you our very best wishes and our hopes for a healthy and happy 2018.

December 2017 Newsletter:

The Key to Fair Housing?

Gentrification and displacement are issues that disproportionately impact people of color. That's why we helped San Mateo County officially acknowledge this reality by working alongside them to complete the region's first-ever "Assessment of Fair Housing," or AFH. The AFH is a key part of federal fair housing law, and is an important first step for San Mateo to begin dismantling generations of racial inequality in housing .

Putting Tenants First

Production. Preservation. Protection. Those are three principles that unite members of CASA-- The Committee to House the Bay Area . It's a group of advocates working on a grand bargain solution to the housing crisis. In our work with CASA, we're especially focused on the "Protection" angle, making sure that tenant protections and combating displacement are front and center. 

Understanding the LCFF Alphabet Soup

We get it. Local Control Funding Formula. It's not an easy name to remember or an easy law to understand. That's why we created these handy explainer sheets to help you better understand LCFF!

Give with Amazon Smile

Connect with us on AmazonSmile to add a little philanthropy to your online shopping. When you add us, Amazon will donate a portion of your total purchases to Public Advocates!

CarsonWatch is looking for its next Digital Communications Specialist to work on cutting edge social media and online advocacy campaigns.

You'll be helping monitor HUD Secretary Carson’s activities and policies, expose shady goings-on at HUD, and support grassroots tenants' rights mobilizations across the country.

Take a look at the job description and share with your friends!

Public Advocates in the News

Senior Staff Attorney David Zisser was featured in a Shelterforce op-ed on tenants' rights.....Director of Legislative and Community Affairs Liz Guillen was featured in EdSource and San Diego Union Tribune stories on the state's education funding law.....Managing Attorney John Affeldt was featured in the Cabinet Report for a story on how state math scores are counted.....Senior Staff Attorney Angelica Jongco was featured in the Beachcomber for a story on Public Advocates’ complaint against the Long Beach Unified School District.