BayLegal Statement on Police Violence and Racial Injustice

| By BayLegal
Categories: Homepage, News
At Bay Area Legal Aid, our hearts are with the family of Daunte Wright and the people of Brooklyn Center who have lost a sibling, a child, and a neighbor at the hands of state violence. We are also holding in our hearts the families and communities throughout the country who have already been re-traumatized …

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LCCR-SF and Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP Obtain a Class Preliminary Injunction Against Bad Boy Bail Bonds That Prevents Collection of Bail Bond Premium Payments

| By Lia Dun
Categories: Announcements, Attorneys, Homepage, Litigation, News, Other
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Building off of the work of BayLegal’s senior consumer protection attorney Juliana Fredman, LCCR-SF and Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP obtained a class preliminary injunction against Bad Boy Bail Bonds to prevent it from collecting bail bond premium payments. The injunction provides relief to Californians who cosigned bail bonds only to find out that …

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San Francisco Superior Court Adopts Default Remote Proceedings for Pre-trial Unlawful Detainer Proceedings

| By Lia Dun
Categories: eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Other
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On March 9, the San Francisco Superior Court issued an order creating a strong presumption that pre-trial hearings in unlawful detainer actions will all be held remotely, including via video or telephone, and providing for in-person appearances only where judges determine they can be done safely. Bay Area Legal Aid and co-counsel had previously sent …

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Mélody Saint-Saëns Featured on CABE Whittier Podcast

| By Lia Dun
Categories: Attorneys, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Other
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Mélody Saint-Saëns, BayLegal’s Immigration Regional Counsel, was featured on the CABE (California Associate for Bilingual Education) Whittier podcast on March 19. Melody was part of a group of attorneys who spoke on the topic of the Socio-Legal Framework for Violence Against Women in Spain, Peru, and the USA. Melody spoke about federal and state laws …

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Hilda Chan Receives 2021 Legal Aid Association of California Award of Merit

| By Lia Dun
Categories: Attorneys, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News
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We are pleased to announce that Hilda Chan, a BayLegal Supervising Attorney, received the 2021 Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) Award of Merit in the Legal Services category. Hilda was recognized for her tireless advocacy on behalf of low-income communities in the Bay Area in 2020. Hilda’s work includes direct services, advocacy, and impact …

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City of Alameda Fair Housing Workshop, 4/22/2021

| By BayLegal
Categories: Announcements, Homepage, News
Please join the Alameda City Attorney’s Office in its First Annual Fair Housing Workshop. This workshop seeks to discuss fair housing issues such as evictions, fair housing law, and Alameda’s Rent Control laws. The panel discussion from 10:30 AM – 12:40 PM on federal and state fair housing will include Bay Legal Housing Supervising Attorney …

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National Spotlight on the Tech Divide in Remote Eviction Proceedings

| By BayLegal
Categories: Advocacy, Homepage, News
Gavel And Small Model House On Wooden Table
March 30, 2021 Reuters today carries a story by Carey L. Biron which examines some of the impacts of pandemic-related remote court proceedings on low-income litigants, particularly tenants defending against evictions. Unequal resources, vastly different levels of access to computer technology and internet connectivity between landlords and tenants, and inconsistent or inaccessible procedures for filing …

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Weekly Know Your Rights Legal Information Workshops for San Francisco Residents

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BayLegal’s San Francisco Economic Justice team is conducting free online “Know Your Rights” workshops weekly this spring. Topics we will cover range from tenant protections during the pandemic, to traffic court fees and fines, to public benefits and unemployment insurance. A schedule of workshops through April is listed below. Each flyer includes information on how …

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Executive Director’s Blog, March 2021

| By Lia Dun
Categories: Advocacy, eNewsletter Story, Executive Director blog, Homepage, News
Genevieve Richardson, Executive Director
Dear friends of Bay Area Legal Aid, The lives taken from us over a full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hugely disproportionate share of trauma and loss that has fallen to low-income families, Black families, Indigenous families, other families of color, and immigrant families—these demand that we enter the second year of the …

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New Resource for Youth Advocates: Ensuring Stability and Success for Youth Tenants in THP-Plus

| By BayLegal
Categories: eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Publication, Resources
Bay Area Legal Aid is pleased to announce the publication of Ensuring Stability And Success For Youth Tenants In THP Plus. Co-authored by advocates from the Youth Law Center and Britt Harwood of BayLegal’s Youth Justice team, this resource is intended to help advocates improve housing stability and ongoing access to supportive services for their …

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BayLegal and Our Legal Aid Colleagues Call for Lawmakers to Establish Safe, Equitable, and Consistent Pandemic Response in California’s Courts

| By BayLegal
Categories: Advocacy, Homepage, News
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Bay Area Legal Aid has advocated within county superior court systems in our own direct service area, and on a statewide level in support of clear, equitable, and science-supported safeguards against the spread of  Covid-19 in the courts. On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, BayLegal Executive Director Genevieve Richardson joined our legal …

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