We help thousands of low income Bay Area residents build safer, healthier, and more stable lives.
People received legal advice and representation to access fair and affordable financial services and protect themselves from deceptive lending practices.
People were able to keep their homes they otherwise would have lost to housing discrimination, illegal evictions or foreclosures.
Victims of violence and their children escaped intimate partner abuse and were awarded $6.6 million in present and future support orders.
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BayLegal mourns the passing of our dear friend Steve Ronfeldt, who died last weekend. Steve was a tremendous person, an extraordinary advocate, a mentor, and true friend. Steve devoted his entire life and career – more than fifty years – to legal services. Right out of law school he started work at Legal Aid; he went …
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We at BayLegal are touched and deeply grateful, on behalf of our clients and staff, to start this morning of terrible, smoky air with news of a generous donation from Vogmask of San Francisco. Nearly 600 microfiber face masks are on their way to us thanks to the staff and management of this local company …
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A November 9th story on NBC Bay Area by Liz Wagner, Michael Bott, and Jeremy Carroll finds that 4 of 5 Bay Area counties investigated are deciding in a majority of cases to hold kids in pre-trial juvenile detention when their own assessment tools indicate pre-trial release. This investigative report emerged from discussions between BayLegal …
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