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Taking Money From Food Stamp Recipients

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Food stamp recipients, already on the poverty line, are being pushed further into desperation by California’s aggressive debt collection practices. Today, Bay Area Legal Aid filed suit to force the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to follow the law and stop demanding cash for old debts. “The regulations only allow the state to go …

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Free Training on How to Change a Person’s Life

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Practicing Law Institute
Are you a pro bono attorney looking to make a dramatic difference in the course of someone’s life? Come learn about Reentry in California from experienced faculty, including BayLegal Attorney, Adam Poe. Learn how barriers to employment, housing, and self-sufficiency prevent formerly incarcerated individuals from breaking free from the cycle of poverty and violence. Change …

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Community Brings Lawsuit to Force San Jose to Comply with State Affordable Housing Law

| By BayLegal
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“The City is draining the cultural richness out of San José,” said Cristina Peña Vazquez, staff attorney with Bay Area Legal Aid. “By handing over one of its most powerful affordable housing tools at a time when we are facing a statewide housing crisis, San José is reducing the supply of affordable housing. The effect …

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Bay Area Legal Aid and Coalition Partners File Lawsuit Challenging Harmful Driver’s License Suspension Policies

| By BayLegal
Categories: Litigation, News

June 15, 2016—Bay Area Legal Aid and our coalition partners filed a lawsuit this morning against Solano County Superior Court challenging the court’s practice of suspending the driver’s licenses of people who are too poor to pay exorbitant traffic fines. In California, millions of people do not have valid driver’s licenses because they cannot afford …

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Court Puts an End to Medi-Cal Limbo

| By BayLegal
Categories: Litigation, News

Court Puts an End to Medi-Cal Limbo Orders State to Issue Timely Healthcare Benefits Low-income applicants—including children, pregnant women, and people with life-threatening illnesses—will no longer have to wait for months while their health deteriorates. OAKLAND, CA – If the state is unable to determine whether an applicant is eligible for Medi-Cal within 45 days, …

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