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Bay Area Legal Aid Secures Statewide Injunction Against Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI) in Landmark Fraudulent Debt Collection Case

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Categories: Announcements, Attorneys, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BAY AREA LEGAL AID MEDIA CONTACT Taylor Brady tbrady@baylegal.org (510) 250-5234   Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) Secures Statewide Injunction Against Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI) in Landmark Fraudulent Debt Collection Case Oakland, California, December 4, 2023— Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) achieved a significant legal victory in its claims against Achievable Solutions, …

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New Youth Justice resource: Know Your Rights – AB 181

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Categories: Advocacy, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Resources
Thanks to BayLegal YouthJustice law clerk Sophie Tohl and intern Armaan Sharma for this one-page guide to a new diploma pathway for young people with disabilities, established under California’s AB 181. Please circulate widely to any students you serve who entered ninth grade during the 2022-23 school year or later, and who might qualify for …

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Your Donation Helps BayLegal Close the Justice Gap for Tens of Thousands in the Bay Area

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Categories: eNewsletter Story, Fundraising, Homepage, News
This #GivingTuesday, and throughout the year-end charitable giving season, BayLegal is counting on our individual, law firm, and organizational friends, allies, and partners to provide critical support for our work with a donation to the 2023 Annual Campaign. BayLegal’s ability to close the justice gap for individuals and communities in the Bay Area too often …

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Post-Moratorium Spike in Contra Costa County Evictions—And Where Tenants Can Find Help

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Categories: eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News
This story by Daniel Hennessy, published last Friday in the Richmond Confidential, and quoting BayLegal’s Contra Costa County Managing Attorney Adam Poe, examines court data from Contra Costa County and substantiates what tenant advocates, legal aid firms and our clients have been experiencing over the course of this year: eviction proceedings for nonpayment of rent …

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Housing Resource for Young People Who Are Leaving or Have Left Foster Care

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Categories: eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Other, Resources
BayLegal is pleased to share this PDF resource for the FYI program. Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) housing vouchers can help young people who are leaving or have left foster care to remain housed, and can also help connect recipients to other support programs. Download the PDF below, and share widely if you work with …

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Get a refund for bills from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center—ACT NOW!

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Categories: Advocacy, Announcements, Homepage, News, Resources
Our colleagues at the Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP) recently settled a lawsuit against the County of Santa Clara related to notices and implementation of their charity care policy. The settlement requires the County to review bills that were sent to collections between October 28, 2018 and December 31, 2021.  The attached PDF flyer from WCLP …

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Bay Area Legal Aid, Texas Advocacy Project and Allies File Amicus Brief to Safeguard Domestic Violence Survivors from Lethal Firearms Access

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Categories: Advocacy, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Other
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BAY AREA LEGAL AID CONTACT Taylor Brady tbrady@baylegal.org (510) 250-5234 Bay Area Legal Aid, Texas Advocacy Project and Allies File Amicus Brief to Safeguard Domestic Violence Survivors from Lethal Firearms Access Section 922(g)(8) focuses on preventing individuals who have committed or threatened family violence from accessing firearms during the period they are …

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California Court of Appeal Declares San Francisco’s Poverty Tows Unconstitutional As Legislature Confronts Towing Policies Statewide

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Categories: Advocacy, Announcements, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, Litigation, News
Car being towed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 24, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Raya Steier, 530-723-2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco, CA– Last Friday, the California Court of Appeal held that San Francisco’s policy of towing lawfully and safely parked vehicles without a warrant, solely due to unpaid parking tickets, violates the California Constitution. San Francisco’s towing policies permanently deprive thousands …

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New Resource: Know Your Rights – Domestic Violence

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Categories: eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Resources
BayLegal Youth Intern Armaan Sharma has assembled and designed a new Know Your Rights resource on domestic violence. With extensive information on legal definitions and rights, and specific information for youth, immigrants, and LGBTQIA+ individuals, we hope this resource will prove useful to anyone seeking help or providing community education on domestic violence. Download the …

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BayLegal Files Amicus Brief in CA Supreme Court Case: Cal. Capital Insurance Co. v. Hoehn

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Categories: Advocacy, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News
[We are pleased to share the press release from OneJustice on our amicus brief in this critically important case for California consumers]. CONTACT: Leigh Ferrin – OneJustice – (415) 834-0100 ext 422, lferrin@one-justice.org San Francisco – Today, OneJustice, along with Bay Area Legal Aid, and the Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice at UC Berkeley Law School, filed an …

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BayLegal Launches Our 2022 Annual Report

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Categories: Advocacy, Announcements, Attorneys, Client Story, eNewsletter Story, Homepage, News, Publication
Dear BayLegal friends, Working Together for Justice is much more than a tag line—it is about the expertise, resources and partnerships that are needed to address the deep socioeconomic and civil legal inequities in our country. Legal Services Corporation (LSC) issued an updated Justice Gap Report in 2022, which like the California State Bar Justice …

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Name and Gender Marker Change Legal Clinic | Clínica Legal Para Cambio De Género Y Nombre

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Categories: Announcements, Homepage, News, Resources
Bay Area Legal Aid Name and Gender Marker Change Clinic Are you seeking a name and/or gender marker court order to conform with your gender identity? Sign up to get free help from attorneys and advocates for completing court paperwork and updating identity documents such as CA birth certificates, marriage licenses, passports, social security cards, …

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