Media Coverage
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…
MoreThis 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…
MoreA 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…
MoreJournalism focused on or citing our petition to the CA Supreme Court related to civil litigants’ right to a verbatim record includes:
MoreThe 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…
MoreWe 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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