Programs
Housing
Safe, affordable housing is one of the backbones of a healthy community - yet out of reach for many Californians. PILP’s housing work is designed to support Californians in need of affordable housing.
Homelessness
California is home to more than half of all unhoused people, who are disproportionately people of color with many in unsafe conditions without access to basic necessities including food, shelter, and health care. PILP protects and advances the civil rights of unhoused people across the state.
Public Benefits
Those eligible for public benefits in California include chronically homeless people with disabilities, female-headed households, and lower income families with children that disproportionately identify as female and Black or Latina. PILP breaks down systemic barriers to the equitable disbursement of public benefits.
What We Do
PILP works to advance racial and economic justice for and with low income communities and communities of color by spearheading major public interest impact litigation and systemic advocacy in affordable housing, homelessness prevention, civil rights, and public benefits.
Our current priorities include work to:
- Increase and preserve affordable housing
- Fight displacement
- Eliminate discriminatory zoning
- Support unhoused people and communities
- Prevent homelessness
- Expand access to public benefits, income support, and supportive services
How We Work
As a statewide legal support center, PILP provides technical assistance, training, research, litigation, and advocacy support to public interest law programs and community based organizations on law and policy issues related to housing, public benefits, anti-displacement, community preservation, and civil rights to advance economic and racial justice across the state.
Our staff can assist your program in the following ways:
Consultation & Advice: We are available by phone or e-mail on a daily basis.
Technical Assistance: We assist with legal and policy analysis.
Training: We train local program attorneys and grassroots advocates in relevant areas of law and litigation.
Co-counsel & Advocacy: We assist local programs with major advocacy efforts, including legislative and administrative advocacy and co-counseling on impact cases in state and federal courts within our areas of specialization.
California Appellate Court Rules Huntington Beach Must Comply with Affordable Housing Laws
After a two year-long legal battle, the California Court of Appeal found that all cities, regardless of charter status, are bound by Article 14, by the Housing Element Law, and by the statutory remedies that are available when cities fail to comply with it. The ruling brings affordable housing advocates another step closer to seeing the city adopt a plan to ensure equitable housing opportunity for all its residents.
Learn MoreResearch Brief: Confronting Disaster: Curbing Corporate Speculation in Post-Fire Altadena
PILP and local partners released a new report analyzing the displacement risks facing long-term Altadena residents, especially Black Altadenans, in the wake of the Eaton Fire as outside investors rush in. It makes concrete policy recommendations for local and state leaders to protect families from displacement and preserve Altadena’s historic neighborhoods and residents.
Learn MoreIn Tribute to Dan Pearlman
The Public Interest Law Project honors Dan Pearlman, our founding board member and former Chair.
Learn MoreCalifornia Appellate Court Rules Huntington Beach Must Comply with Affordable Housing Laws
After a two year-long legal battle, the California Court of Appeal found that all cities, regardless of charter status, are bound by Article 14, by the Housing Element Law, and by the statutory remedies that are available when cities fail to comply with it. The ruling brings affordable housing advocates another step closer to seeing the city adopt a plan to ensure equitable housing opportunity for all its residents.
Learn MoreResearch Brief: Confronting Disaster: Curbing Corporate Speculation in Post-Fire Altadena
PILP and local partners released a new report analyzing the displacement risks facing long-term Altadena residents, especially Black Altadenans, in the wake of the Eaton Fire as outside investors rush in. It makes concrete policy recommendations for local and state leaders to protect families from displacement and preserve Altadena’s historic neighborhoods and residents.
Learn MoreIn Tribute to Dan Pearlman
The Public Interest Law Project honors Dan Pearlman, our founding board member and former Chair.
Learn More
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