Media Coverage

SF Legal Aid Providers Make the Case for Our Impact

May 1, 2025 Comments Off on SF Legal Aid Providers Make the Case for Our Impact
June 14 @ 10:37 pm

This article by Sylvie Sturm in yesterday’s San Francisco Public Press spotlights what the availability of free civil legal aid means for the stability of low-income San Franciscans and as an effective homelessness prevention strategy. Legal aid organizations in San Francisco face steep decreases in service capacity for the City’s…

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BayLegal client and attorney featured in story on SF Tenant Right to Counsel

Mar 10, 2025 Comments Off on BayLegal client and attorney featured in story on SF Tenant Right to Counsel
June 14 @ 10:37 pm

This story from NBC Bay Area last week (in both print and broadcast versions) highlights the impact of San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Counsel (TRC) program in leveling the legal playing field for low-income tenants facing eviction. BayLegal’s San Francisco Managing attorney Raegan Joern and client Nicholas Christie are quoted…

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DMV holds for bridge tolls return, along with deep inequities

Jan 27, 2025 Comments Off on DMV holds for bridge tolls return, along with deep inequities
June 14 @ 10:37 pm

A story by Noah Baustin in today’s San Francisco Standard examines the post-pandemic return of DMV registration holds for unpaid bridge and FasTrak tolls and fees. Since the fall of 2023, regional Bay Area toll agencies have resumed the practice of sending unpaid tolls, fees and fines to the DMV…

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Court Reporter Shortage – media coverage

Dec 11, 2024 Comments Off on Court Reporter Shortage – media coverage
June 14 @ 10:37 pm

Journalism focused on or citing our petition to the CA Supreme Court related to civil litigants’ right to a verbatim record includes:

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“A qualified yes”: new Social Security rules on remote appeal hearings

Oct 17, 2024 Comments Off on “A qualified yes”: new Social Security rules on remote appeal hearings
June 14 @ 10:37 pm

The AARP website features an in-depth examination of new Social Security Administration (SSA) rules for remote access to appeal hearings. The new rules make permanent some exceptions to requirements for in-person hearings by SSI/SSDI claimants. SSA put these exceptions in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. The story quotes a number…

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BayLegal Attorneys on Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Programs in the Daily Journal

Aug 16, 2024 Comments Off on BayLegal Attorneys on Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Programs in the Daily Journal
June 14 @ 10:37 pm

We are proud to announce publication in the Daily Journal of an informative overview of the recent surge of Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) programs in California. BayLegal attorneys Jessica Mark (Supervising Attorney – Economic Justice) and Raegan Joern (Managing Attorney – San Francisco office) review the positive indications of GBI’s…

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