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Support funding for civil counsel in California

Thursday, May 16, 2019

*as adapted from the LA Times Editorial Board*

Tens of thousands of Californians who otherwise would have been at grave risk of losing their homes, their children, their ability to pursue a living or other basic human rights and needs at least had a fighting chance to defend themselves in court because of landmark 2009 legislation that gave them access to lawyers.

In a rare feat of foresight, the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act that established the pilot program required and provided funding for evaluations. So we know, for example, that providing counsel for low-income tenants facing eviction in Los Angeles County increased the likelihood of tenants responding to eviction actions, of cases being settled, and of tenants retaining their housing or finding new places to live with minimal costly disruption.

Similarly good outcomes in the few other counties involved in the pilot led the Legislature to make the program permanent in 2016. Now lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase court filing fees to expand the number of people served by the program. It’s a good move that deserves to proceed.

AB 330 by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, a Democrat representing the west San Fernando Valley, would increase filing fees for some court services, such as issuing a writ to enforce a judgment or taking an affidavit.

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California Assembly Passes Innovative Legislation to Enable Landlords and Tenants to Assist Persons at Risk of Homelessness

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Legislation is based on recommendations from Dr. Margot Kushel, a leading researcher on

homelessness and recent recipient of $30 million grant from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California State Assembly voted 75 - 0 to pass Assembly Bill (AB) 1188, authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D – San Fernando Valley), which would make it easier for both landlords and tenants to allow persons at risk of homelessness to temporarily reside on their property.

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Legislation to Establish Major New Incentive for Affordable Housing in Opportunity Zones Clears Key Committee with Unanimous Bipartisan Support

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Legislation would address concerns from the 2017 federal tax overhaul and build on

Governor Newsom’s call for California to direct investments in low income census tracts

SACRAMENTO, CA – Yesterday, the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee voted unanimously to advance legislation by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D – San Fernando Valley) that would provide a major new incentive for the production and preservation of affordable housing in low income census tracts known as “Opportunity Zones.” The legislation—Assembly Bill (AB) 791—would provide $200 million in new tax credits for the construction of affordable housing in Opportunity Zones, and $100 million in new tax credits to preserve affordable housing stock in Opportunity Zones.

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