Last week, the California State Legislature approved a $10 billion bond proposal to modernize and repair K-12 schools and community colleges statewide. The education bond measure,...
AB 1705 builds off AB 705 (Irwin), a groundbreaking 2017 law that required the state’s community colleges to recognize high school coursework instead of relying on...
Since it first opened its doors in 1971, Public Advocates charted a unique course as an innovative, nonprofit law firm that didn’t just litigate in the...
Leaders Rally Around Long-term Solutions to Region’s Affordability Crisis
In a confidential legal opinion issued in February to the City Council, Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker told councilmembers that their plan to sell the East...
A local community group has not yet received a reply from City Attorney Barbara Parker about their complaint that the City of Oakland is violating local,...