News Story – The Legal Aid Association of California

Novato landlord charged with price gouging as prosecutors scour for cases after fires

April 18, 2018 | Kevin Fixler | The Press Democrat
Legal Aid of Sonoma County comments on the issue of housing in Novato, as landlords are illegally raising rent prices over 10% after the Northern wildfires.

Restraining Inmates in Labor Is Supposed to Be the Exception — in San Diego, It’s the Norm

April 10, 2018 | Kelly Davis | Voice of San Diego
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children continues to protect incarcerated pregnant women in San Diego.

Lawsuits filed against L.A. County, lenders over green energy program

April 12, 2018 | Andrew Khouri | Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
Public Counsel and Bet Tzedek have filed a lawsuit to protect homeowners in Los Angeles from predatory lending by a L.A. county program that funds solar panels and other energy-efficient home improvement projects.

Cambodian-American refugee who lived in Long Beach freed from ICE detention

April 11, 2018 | Andrew Edwards | Long Beach Press-Telegram
Asian Americans for Advancing Justice - Los Angeles win a lawsuit that grants freedom to a Cambodian-American refugee in Southern California.

Sacramento hit with federal lawsuit seeking to overturn city’s panhandling ordinance

April 12, 2018 | Sam Stanton , Ryan Lillis | Sacramento Bee
LSNC and the ACLU have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Sacramento, alleging that a panhandling ordinance adopted in November violates the free speech rights of citizens asking for handouts.

Berkeley police tell Marina RV campers to move out … or get towed

April 4, 2018 | Natalie Orenstein | Berkeleyside
Advocates from EBCLC question the city of Berkeley's choice to tow mobile homes parked at the Berkeley Marina.

What happens when homeless people are sent to motels? Some are welcomed, some treated warily, some kicked out

March 27, 2018 | Theresa Walker | The Orange County Register
Even after the hurdle of finding housing, formerly homeless people are still experiencing discrimination and backlash to their placement in local motels.

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