Gov. Brown Signs Bill to Help Disadvantaged Communities Access Climate Funds

September 14, 2018

First of Its Kind, SB 1072 Levels the Playing Field for Underresourced Communities Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Last night, with climate leaders from around the world, California Gov. Jerry Brown…
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Proposed Changes to Anti-redlining Law are Misdirected, According to Experts

September 12, 2018

Legal Reader.com By Sara E. Teller The Community Reinvestment Act, signed in 1977, was designed to combat against the effects of government-sanctioned housing discrimination, otherwise referred to as “redlining,” by requiring banks to make an attempt to lend to all…
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New State Program Helps Make Clean Cars Affordable for Lower-Income Californians

September 7, 2018

California Air Resources Board The California Air Resources Board today announced a new statewide grant and loan program to help lower-income consumers across California get into the cleanest new and used cars on the market. The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, run by the Oakland-based nonprofit…
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This Bill Could Make Predatory Lending Worse. Gov. Brown Must Veto It

September 7, 2018

Sacramento Bee By Orson Aguilar Legislators had a chance to protect Californians from predatory lenders, but instead sent a special-interest bill to the governor that threatens to expand the damage. Gov. Jerry Brown should veto Assembly Bill 237 promptly. AB 237 expands…
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If Democrats Run From ‘Identity Politics,’ They’ll Lose

September 5, 2018

The Miami Herald By Orson Aguilar We keep seeing political pundits condemning Democrats and progressives for embracing “identity politics.” This, they argue, alienates working class whites and the (largely mythical) “centrist swing voter.” They’re wrong. Consider the screed written last…
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Proposed Changes to Anti-Redlining Law Would Gut its Intended Purpose, Advocates Say

August 31, 2018

Reveal News By Emmanuel Martinez The Trump administration unveiled its vision to overhaul the federal law that regulates how banks lend to poor and working-class neighborhoods. But housing advocates say those potential changes would lower the bar for banks lending in these…
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Assembly Passes Bill to Help Disadvantaged Communities Access Climate Funds

August 29, 2018

SB 1072 Levels the Playing Field for Underresourced Communities Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Media Relations Director, 510-926-4022; 415-846-7758 (cell) SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Today, by a bipartisan 48-9 vote, the California Assembly passed crucial legislation designed to level the playing field…
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Already Vulnerable Populations Face Greater Risks From Climate Change, Report Finds

August 28, 2018

California Health Report By Claudia Boyd-Barrett Californians can expect more wildfires, extreme heat, coastal flooding, water shortages and health problems in the years to come, but these problems won’t affect everyone equally, according to a new state assessment on climate…
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Common Cause Files Amicus Brief To Restore Net Neutrality

August 28, 2018

Common Dreams Yesterday, Common Cause joined The Greenlining Institute, Center for Media Justice, Color of Change, 18 Million Rising, Media Alliance, and Media Mobilizing Project in filing an amicus brief urging the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to vacate the…
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Amicus Brief to Restore Net Neutrality

August 27, 2018

The Greenlining Institute, Common Cause, Center for Media Justice, Color of Change, 18 Million Rising, Media Alliance and Media Mobilizing Project filed an amicus brief urging the DC Court of Appeals to vacate the Federal Communications Commission’s unlawful repeal of net neutrality.…
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