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VICTORY! Richmond, CA Passes New Affordable Housing Law for Formerly Incarcerated People
Finding affordable housing is tough. Finding affordable housing when you’re returning home after serving time is nearly impossible. Last night, the Richmond City Council passed a historic law to protect the rights of people who are re-entering society and find themselves excluded from housing opportunities because of their criminal record.
Client Stories: Illegal Caltrans Sweeps of Homeless Encampments
Sometimes the trucks arrive early. Sometimes they come with no notice at all. Sometimes, while workers from the California Department of Transportation make their way down the row of tents—seizing property and cherished belongings—people have mere minutes or seconds to grab everything they can carry before their bedding, clothes, tools, bikes, medicine, food, shelter, and other property are thrown into a Caltrans trash compactor and destroyed.
Affordable Housing is a Civil Right
A coalition of community groups recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with Facebook and the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park to address affordable housing, displacement, and economic opportunity in the region.
Money Bail: Freedom and Justice Out of Reach for Far Too Many Californians
Each year, thousands of Californians are kept in jail awaiting trial simply because they can’t afford to post bail.
Facebook’s Expansion Plans Could Displace Thousands in Menlo Park
Facebook’s proposed headquarters expansion would inject tens of thousands of new workers into one of the tightest housing markets in the country, yet its environmental study denies any impact on housing demand or displacement pressures.
The Government Wants to Take Away My License Because I’m Poor. I Need It To Survive.
Driving is not a luxury for me, it’s a necessity. My life depends on driving. And Santa Clara County wants to take away my license. I’m sure there are lots of other people out there in situations like mine.
Fresno Looking for New Ways to House Discriminatory Practices
The slum housing crisis in Fresno is a crisis of poverty and racism. Yet today, the Fresno City Council will vote on an overly broad and vague “nuisance” ordinance that will only open the door to more discrimination.
ACLU Report: Asset Forfeiture Takes Wealth from Communities of Color
Did you know that in 2014 police took more property from people in the U.S. than burglars did? Frightening, but absolutely legal. A new ACLU of California report finds that, although this tactic of policing for profit can impact all types of innocent people, folks of color and poor people bear the heaviest burden.
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