On Friday, March 27th, State Controller Betty Yee took an important step to protect low-income Californians when she suspended all actions by the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to collect on debts imposed by state and local governments.  The debts at issue in this action include fines and fees imposed by juvenile and criminal courts, as …

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California’s Judicial Council took action yesterday to maintain housing and prevent crowding in our state’s courtrooms during the COVID-19 public health emergency.  The Council’s 11 temporary emergency rules are designed to prevent evictions and foreclosures during the emergency period, to reduce in-person court appearances wherever possible by permitting remote court operations and proceedings, and to …

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Bay Area Legal Aid will testify this morning before the Oakland City Council, with partner organizations including the Eviction Defense Collaborative, East Bay Community Law Center, and Centro Legal de la Raza. We stand together to urge that Council request of the court a 2-week stop on eviction proceedings in Oakland, as part of the …

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UPDATE, 3/12/2020 The CA Supreme Court on 3/11/20 refused to review the court of appeal’s decision in Anderson v. City of San Jose.  The published opinion of the court of appeal will stand, requiring charter cities throughout the state to comply with the Surplus Land Act. “Court ruling means San Jose and other cities must …

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