Racial Justice

Align SFMTA Tow Policy with Economic and Racial Justice

Jun 24, 2020 Comments Off on Align SFMTA Tow Policy with Economic and Racial Justice
March 20 @ 2:37 pm

BayLegal, along with 26 other organizations and individuals, has submitted a letter to the Director and Board of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) advocating for the end of poverty tows in San Francisco, and for a tow and impound policy aligned with economic and racial justice. “Poverty tows”…

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Updates on BayLegal’s Advocacy with the Judicial Council of California

Jun 17, 2020 Comments Off on Updates on BayLegal’s Advocacy with the Judicial Council of California
March 20 @ 2:37 pm

The Judicial Council is the policymaking body of the California courts. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, BayLegal has worked with the Judicial Council to advocate for the needs of low-income litigants and for overall public safety within the legal system, supporting the statewide suspension of eviction proceedings along with court closures…

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Executive Director’s Blog, April 2020

May 1, 2020 Comments Off on Executive Director’s Blog, April 2020
March 20 @ 2:37 pm

Dear Friends of BayLegal, Welcome to the April issue of our 2020 Storytelling Project, in which we reconnect with our history to show how our advocacy in the present day has continued our mission to break the cycles of family and community poverty. The Covid-19 public health crisis further exposes…

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Fighting for Second Chances: BayLegal’s Reentry Unit

May 1, 2020 Comments Off on Fighting for Second Chances: BayLegal’s Reentry Unit
March 20 @ 2:37 pm

“Fear isn’t holding me back as much”   Luke is the father of two boys. One is three years old, the other seven. He works for a subcontracting company in the East Bay, where he spoke to us by phone from the company’s warehouse. “We’re still working during the pandemic,”…

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Executive Director’s blog, February 2020

Feb 28, 2020 Comments Off on Executive Director’s blog, February 2020
March 20 @ 2:37 pm

Sixty years ago, on February 1, 1960, four Black students from North Carolina A & T College led a carefully organized peaceful protest at a Woolworth lunch counter. Their courage and actions helped to force the nation to confront the injustice of segregation and helped spark a powerful student-led civil…

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Racial Injustice and Our Work

Feb 28, 2020 Comments Off on Racial Injustice and Our Work
March 20 @ 2:37 pm

Through our partnerships, individual legal representation, impact litigation, and policy advocacy, we work to break down the barriers that prevent members of our communities from accessing basic necessities of life—healthcare, housing, food, employment—in order to increase their opportunities to lead safe and stable lives. Looming large over our work is…

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