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NLSLA Featured in Wilmer Valderrama’s Podcast

September 27, 2021/in Press

NLSLA President & CEO Yvonne Mariajimenez and housing advocate Trini Ocampo joined actor and activist Wilmer Valderrama on his “Essential Voices” podcast to discuss the pandemic’s impact on Los Angeles’ […]

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How the pandemic has altered school discipline — perhaps forever

February 23, 2021/in Press

Remote learning violations, mask-wearing offenses and an opportunity to rethink harsh discipline

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Lawsuit seeks to limit in-person L.A. County civil trials because of COVID-19 risk

February 10, 2021/in Press
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Legal Aid Organizations File Lawsuit to Challenge In-Person Hearings at Los Angeles Superior Court, Citing Spiraling COVID-19 Crisis

February 9, 2021/in Press

For Immediate Release: February 9, 2021 Media Contact: Rekha Radhakrishnan, 832-628-2312, Hundreds of infections and three staff member deaths shed light on troubling conditions in largest trial court system […]

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Churches in LA’s working-class neighborhoods urge: ‘bring the vaccine to the people’

February 4, 2021/in Press
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California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board releases fourth annual report

January 6, 2021/in Press

Sahar Durali, co-chair of the board and associate director of litigation and policy at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles, noted that 2020 “has shown us that the work of […]

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Blacks More Likely to Be Searched During Stops, Data Shows

January 6, 2021/in Press

“2020 has shown us that the work of the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board is more critical than ever before,” said Sahar Durali, board co-chair and associate director of […]

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L.A. County’s legal self-help services are used by 150,000 a year. Yet the program may be cut

December 2, 2020/in Press

Access to the justice system is a fundamental right in our democracy. Yet navigating civil court proceedings can be confusing and frightening for those who can’t afford an attorney.

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El Monte nonprofit offers free unemployment assistance in Chinese

June 18, 2020/in Press

Neighborhood Legal Services is reaching out to Chinese communities in need of unemployment help during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Locked out of L.A.’s white neighborhoods, they built a black suburb. Now they’re homeless

September 9, 2019/in Press

Duane Pierfax grew up after World War II in Pacoima, one of the few Los Angeles suburbs that offered the American dream of home ownership to African Americans who had been locked […]

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