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Marin County Illegally Refuses Subsistence Money to Thousands of Poor Residents
Update: Recent coverage in the Marin Independent Journal critical of the County’s administration of its General Assistance Program.… Read more
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Miye Goishi Honored as Most Valuable Board Member
MIYE GOISHI: STATEWIDE HONOR AS MOST VALUABLE BOARD MEMBER
For more than a decade, Miye Goishi has lent her vision and expertise to the Boards of The Public Interest Law Project (PILP) and the Child Care Law Center (CCLC). On … Read more
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Attack on Sunnyvale’s Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Defeated
In 1980, the City of Sunnyvale adopted an ordinance requiring new housing development to make 12.5% of units affordable or otherwise pay an in-lieu. A developer challenged the ordinance in 2009 claiming the requirement was unconstitutional. After the trial court … Read more
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Court of Appeal Victory for General Assistance Recipients
On May 26, 2011, General Assistance recipients in Alameda County won a significant legal victory which will protect thousands of GA recipients throughout California from becoming homeless due to an illegal county policy. In an eloquent, unanimous opinion, in Cleary … Read more
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Urban Habitat Decision Invalidates Housing Cap and Mandates Affordable Housing Development
After four years of litigation, including a successful trip to the Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of Alameda County in September of last year ordered the City of Pleasanton to cease enforcement of its voter-approved cap on housing and … Read more
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PILP Celebrates 15 Years
On May 18th, The Public Interest Law Project celebrated its 15th Anniversary in the Sky Room of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP in downtown San Francisco. Private and public interest attorneys, community advocates, clients, family and … Read more
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PILP Protects Subsidized Childcare for Tens of Thousands of Working Families
In October, 2010, then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used his veto power to eliminate funding for the subsidized childcare program for low-income working families known as CalWORKs Stage 3 child care. The low-income parents of more than 56,000 children were told … Read more
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Major Court Settlement Restores Child Care for Thousands of Working Families
Chaos Wrought by Gov. Schwarzenegger’s 2010 Veto Finally Resolved; Families Restored to Subsidized Child Care
OAKLAND, CA – Ending a six-month court case sparked by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s elimination of vital child care funding, the State of California agreed … Read more
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Shashi Hanuman, Executive Director
Shashi joined PILP in May of 2022. For more than 20 years, she advanced inclusive community development at Public Counsel, supporting neighborhood-based organizations engaged in building and preserving affordable housing, providing health care, and advancing economic … Read more
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Welcome to the new website of the Public Interest Law Project!
Welcome to our newly minted website.
Take a look around. Stay a while.
Read about our Mission & History. Get a glimpse into the life of a small public interest law office by learning about the substance of our … Read more
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