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He Says Legal Aid Fights Poverty in SF. Now He's Starting a Hunger Strike

KQED

Exclusive: Head of S.F. nonprofit going on hunger strike to protest Lurie’s budget cuts

SF Chronicle

San Francisco groups advocate against budget cuts

 

Fox KTVU

What SF could lose as it cuts legal aid funding

SF Examiner

SF nonprofits say estimated $9.5M in proposed budget cuts to social programs will cost lives

ABC7 News

What happens if S.F.’s free civil legal aid gets cut? We might find out.

 Mission Local

SF Could See Homelessness Spike With Legal Aid Cuts, Advocates Warn

KQED

SF mom says legal aid helped keep her family housed, but budget cuts could eliminate program

NBC Bay Area

Legal-aid organizations see surge in need under Trump

San Francisco Examiner

SF domestic violence survivors struggle to get legal counsel, even though it was guaranteed in 2-22

ABC7 News

Domestic violence survivors face nightmare getting city help

The San Francisco Standard

California Nonprofits Sound Alarm as Immigrant Legal Services Overwhelmed Amid Deportation Fears

Latin Times

More than 40,000 people in S.F. face deportation. Here’s how we can — and must — protect them

The San Francisco Standard

SF legal experts worried over growing waitlist of people in need of attorneys for deportation court

ABC7 News

SF immigration advocates brace for Trump presidency

Axios

San Francisco isn’t ready for Trump’s mass deportation plans

San Francisco Standard

There's a cost-effective solution to addressing homelessness that SF hasn't tried

San Francisco Chronicle

Justice as Medicine

 

Forbes

This 61-year-old chef was facing homelessness. Now his eviction from an S.F. co-op is on hold

San Francisco Chronicle

Right to Counsel for Domestic Violence Survivors

SF Standard

Legal Help for Homelessness

 

Richmond Sunset News

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