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Jan 14, 2026 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Legal Aid Keeps Families Safe

Maya Devi1 came to Bay Area Legal Aid for help just two months after giving birth to premature twins and while still recovering from a C-section. “For years, I had…

Dec 22, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

CalFresh Update for San Francisco Residents Affected by the December 2025 Blackouts

Power was out to a large part of San Francisco over the weekend (December 20th-21st), and remains out in some neighborhoods as of the afternoon of December 22nd. At this…

Dec 10, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Why Benefits Advocacy Is So Important to Me

This month marks 10 years since I started practicing law. In that time, I have helped hundreds of people secure access to the life-saving services they need – cash benefits…

Nov 10, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

BayLegal’s Veterans Practice: Veteran-Led, Veteran-Focused, Life-Changing Impact

Bay Area Legal Aid’s veterans program focuses on addressing legal barriers to housing and financial stability, primarily helping veterans get the service-related benefits to which they are entitled. Led by BayLegal’s Senior…

Oct 7, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Kemi Mustapha Appointed to Santa Clara County Superior Court

We are excited to share that on Friday, October 3rd, Kemi Mustapha was sworn in as a new Judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Kemi worked at Bay…

Oct 6, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Defending Survivors’ Rights to Help and Protection

BayLegal is proud to help and stand with survivors as they take courageous steps to escape abuse, get help, and protect themselves and their children. #

Aug 28, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Challenges Facing Social Security Recipients in San Francisco

This article by Sylvie Sturm at SF Public Press — along with a related podcast — explores the impacts of budget cuts, staffing reductions, and increasing digitization of services at…

Jul 21, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Response to the CA Attorney General’s Amicus Brief in the Court Reporter Case

Last week, Family Violence Appellate Project and Bay Area Legal Aid, represented by Community Legal Aid SoCal, Covington & Burling LLP, and Bay Area Legal Aid, filed a response to…

Jun 16, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Bay Area Legal Aid Launches Our 2024 Annual Report

We are proud to share BayLegal’s 2024 Annual Report and in it a few examples of how our work, civil legal aid, transforms lives and restores dignity, safety, health, stability and…

Jun 2, 2025 January 14 @ 9:59 pm

Tenant Right to Counsel Prevents Homelessness

Last week, ads promoting the value of Eviction Defense Collaborative’s Tenant Right to Counsel (TRC) program went up in San Francisco’s Van Ness and Civic Center Muni stations. They were…

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