First Annual State of the Region: Dec 15

Editor2 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:18:21 -0500

First Annual State of the Region: Dec 15

Save the date for December 15, 2008, for the Bay Area Social Equity Caucus Inaugural 'State of the Region' convening & 10th Anniversary Celebration in downtown Oakland!

You are invited to join our coalition members and allies from nonprofit, government, labor, and business organizations to evaluate the 'State of the Region' and continue building the movement for an equitable Bay Area.

Film: Mo' Money by California Reinvestment Coalition

Editor2 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:12:14 -0500

The California Reinvestment Coalition released a short documentary about the foreclosure crisis that continues to destroy the dreams of California families and threaten the stability of small businesses, city governments and neighborhoods.

AB1333: Statewide Bill to Keep Utilities on for Tenants

Editor2 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:15:19 -0500

Assemblymember Loni Hancock authored AB 1333, a bill that will require legal owners of foreclosed properties to pay for utility services and give EBMUD authority to use liens to collect unpaid water bills. The bill has passed the Senate and is on its way to the Assembly.

On Tuesday, August 5 Kim Isaac-Ray testified at the Assembly Judiciary Committee to the story of how Countrywide tried to evict her after foreclosing on the home she rents. When illegal eviction notices didn't work, Countrywide neglected to pay the EBMUD Bill, sparking JCO's involvement in pushing for policy to keep water on for tenants in foreclosed properties.

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First Annual State of the Region: Dec 15

Film: Mo' Money by California Reinvestment Coalition

AB1333: Statewide Bill to Keep Utilities on for Tenants