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Children Violently Removed by Court Order Celebrate Piqui's Law
WEBNov 10, 2023 · Two children who were violently removed from their grandmother’s Santa Cruz home in October 2022 and placed into a court-ordered program to recant parental abuse allegations celebrated a victory last month when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting such programs.. On Oct. 13, Maya, 16, and Sebastian Laing, 12, and their allies celebrated the passage of Senate Bill 331, aka Piqui’s ...
Electronic Recording in Family Courts Fails to Advance in California
WEB01.26.2024. | By Viji Sundaram |. A bill that would have allowed low-income domestic violence survivors to leave family court with recordings of their hearings so they could enforce court orders or appeal decisions died in the California Legislature last week, thanks to fierce pushback from labor groups representing certified court reporters.
About Us - San Francisco Public Press
WEBThe San Francisco Public Press is a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization that publishes independent public-interest journalism about under-covered topics, with a focus on historically under-served audiences. Online and on community radio station KSFP-FM and our “Civic” podcast, we offer local investigative and solutions reporting.
Madison Alvarado - San Francisco Public Press
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Madison Alvarado is a reporter based in San Francisco who is interested in California's housing crisis, environmental justice and structural inequities. In addition to her reporting on public housing and rent relief at the Public Press, she has covered issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, housing and city government for San Francisco news site Mission Local.
SF Tenants Set to Gain New Powers in Negotiations With Landlords
WEBApr 10, 2023 · Tenants across San Francisco are poised to gain new collective bargaining powers to affect conditions in their buildings, thanks to a move by lawmakers Tuesday. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved protections for tenants to form associations, akin to labor unions, that can negotiate with landlords over a wide range of concerns ...
Coercive Control: Abuse That Leaves No Marks
WEBNov 10, 2023 · A California law enacted in 2021 allows domestic violence victims to claim coercive control — a broad range of behaviors including humiliation, surveillance, intimidation, gaslighting and isolation that strips an intimate partner of a sense of autonomy and personhood. Experts in domestic violence say judicial skepticism of abuse victims ...
Annie Sneed - San Francisco Public Press
WEB03.24.2014. |. By Annie Sneed. Laura Tam, who has done environmental sustainability research at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association for six years, says climate change adaptation planning is one of her most important responsibilities. She helped shape the Bay Plan, a controversial policy that answered complaints about ...
California Indian Tribes Denied Resources for Decades as Federal ...
WEBAug 11, 2022 · In the last 13 years, the U.S. Department of Interior has actively reviewed applications for acknowledgement of only 18 tribes, even as hundreds remain in line. The Public Press has identified more than 400 tribes seeking federal recognition and is working to confirm that 200 others with publicly listed applications are genuine. Many have been waiting for decades.
‘I Was Not Allowed to Have My Own Thoughts’: California Courts …
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The 2020 California law, introduced by state Sen. Susan Rubio, herself a survivor of domestic abuse, widens the definition of domestic violence and allows victims to introduce evidence of coercive control in applications in family court for a restraining order or child custody.The coercive control law applies to civil, but not criminal, cases. ...