New Report Reveals Thousands of Infractions Enforced Against Black, Latinx and Unhoused Californians for Sitting, Sleeping, and Standing
For Immediate Release September 30, 2020 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** New Report Reveals Thousands of Infractions …
Civil Rights Attorneys Demand City of Sacramento End the Use of Police Response During Protests to Protect Free Speech
For Immediate Release September 14, 2020 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** Civil Rights Attorneys Demand City …
PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATE FOR DIPLOMA PRIVILEGE DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND EQUITY CONCERNS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2020 Media Contact Sam Lew, slew@lccrsf.org, (415) 272-8022 Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Madison Jacobs, madison@publicrightsproject.org Public Rights Project ***PRESS RELEASE*** PUBLIC …
More than 50% of Detainees Test COVID-19 Positive at Mesa Verde Detention Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, (415) 272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, (628) 249-7946, (510) 473-6343, emi.maclean@sfgov.org …
Judge Orders ICE to Provide COVID-19 Testing to Detained Immigrants After Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2020 Media Contacts Sam Lew, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, slew@lccrsf.org, 415-272-8022 Valerie Ibarra, San Francisco Public Defenders, valerie.ibarra@sfgov.org, …
San Francisco Budget and Legislative Analyst Report Urges City to Develop Plan for a Public Bank
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2020 Media Contacts Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.orgSan Francisco Public Banking Coalition Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Chelsea Boilard, chelsea.boilard@sfgov.org District 1 Supervisor Fewer …
Homeless Californians Win $2 Million and Protections in Caltrans Settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 20, 2020 Media Contact Sam Lew, (415) 272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org , Communications Manager Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Homeless Californians …
Groundbreaking Bill Introduced to Create California Public State Bank
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020 Media Contacts Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.orgCalifornia Public Banking Alliance Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, Communications Manager Fermin Vasquez, 213-924-7661,press@calreinvest.orgCalifornia Reinvestment …