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Celebrating a Significant Victory for Low-Income San Franciscans
Since 2023, BayLegal, along with co-counsel Public Interest Law Project and Western Center on Law and Poverty, have been seeking an order from the San Francisco Superior Court directing the City and County of San Francisco to stop, among other things, violating people’s due process rights and discriminating against them…
More about Celebrating a Significant Victory for Low-Income San FranciscansLegal 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 endured abuse from my husband and members of his family, and the violence escalated significantly during my pregnancy and even…
More about Legal Aid Keeps Families SafeWhy 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 like CalWORKs (TANF), General Assistance, and SSI; access to food via CalFresh (SNAP); medical care through Medi-Cal, including being able…
More about Why Benefits Advocacy Is So Important to MeKemi 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 Area Legal Aid for the last 15 years. She started as a volunteer attorney in our SF office and then…
More about Kemi Mustapha Appointed to Santa Clara County Superior CourtDomestic 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. #
More about Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Defending Survivors’ Rights to Help and ProtectionChallenges 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 the Social Security Administration, particularly for low-income benefits recipients in San Francisco. The article quotes Joanna Parnes, BayLegal Managing Attorney…
More about Challenges Facing Social Security Recipients in San FranciscoBay Area Legal Aid Secures Statewide Injunction Against Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI) in Landmark Fraudulent Debt Collection Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) Secures Statewide Injunction Against Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI) in Landmark Fraudulent Debt Collection Case Oakland, California, December 4, 2023— Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) achieved a significant legal victory in its claims against Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI), its principal Takashi Cheng, and…
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