Dr. Drew Midday Live
Western Center’s Executive Director Paul Tepper on the radio with Dr. Drew to talk about homelessness in Los Angeles. Listen here. The post Dr. Drew Midday Live appeared first on Western...
View ArticleCan We Stop Kids From Being Shamed Over School Lunch Debt?
An Alabama elementary school stamps a child’s arm with the message: “I need lunch money.” A Minnesota school district warns graduating seniors that they will not receive caps and gowns unless their...
View ArticleProposed Legislation Would Ban Towing In Some Cases
Unpaid parking tickets or registration fees, parking your car on a city street for more than three days — these could get you towed and if you can’t pay fees, your car might be sold! New...
View ArticleDemocratic lawmakers prepare to push Newsom on safety net spending
Democratic lawmakers will push Gov. Gavin Newsom to do more to help the poor as they enter budget negotiations based on plans the Assembly and Senate budget subcommittees passed in recent days. Taking...
View ArticleCalifornia Democrats “Dropped the Ball” on Housing Package
California’s housing crisis is more dire than ever, but state lawmakers have continued to kick the can down the road. Significant amendments to ambitious tenant protection policies have hamstrung...
View ArticleA California bill to expand eviction protections sputters on the Assembly floor
A proposal to protect rent-paying, lease-abiding tenants from eviction stalled on Thursday after its authors conceded they could not drum up the 41 votes it needed to pass out of the state Assembly...
View ArticleSan Francisco to consider forced treatment for mentally ill addicts
San Francisco supervisors were expected to consider a proposal Tuesday that could force drug addicts with serious mental illnesses into treatment. Mayor London Breed and other supporters of the...
View ArticleWhat’s in California’s new budget deal
What’s in California’s new budget deal Jessica Bartholow is a policy advocate with the Western Center on Law & Poverty, and has been tracking CA’s budget negotiations closely. Listen here... Read...
View ArticleCalifornia considers adopting part of Trump’s tax law
California’s liberal Legislature wants to give poor people a lot more money in their state tax refunds each year, including an extra $1,000 for people who earn less than $30,000 a year and have at...
View ArticleDove & The CROWN Coalition Joins Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright (NY) To End...
Dove and fellow co-founding members of the CROWN Coalition (National Urban League, Color Of Change and Western Center on Law & Poverty) are excited to extend their support to Assemblywoman Tremaine...
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