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The Problem With Evictions

Robbie Clark More than $3.5 million people in the United States are homeless and another 6 million people are on the verge of homelessness, paying more than half their income for rent and struggling to get by. The need for
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CJJC Inspires Unity Between Latinos and African Americans

by Araceli Catalán I have been a member of St. Peter’s Housing Committee in San Francisco for seven years, which has merged with Just Cause in Oakland to form Causa Justa :: Just Cause! The merger of two organizations that
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Fighting for our Future in the Mission

by MartaJuárez My name is Marta Juarez: I am an immigrant; I came to the Mission neighborhood in 1986. When I arrived in this neighborhood, I was very excited to find a place where the people and small businesses were
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Elderly Tenant Takes On Landlord And Wins $12,000 In Back Rent

by Joseles De La Cruz A family friend referred Rufina Murga to Causa Justa :: Just Cause’s San Francisco office because her landlord was attempting to evict her illegally. The landlord managed to convince two of Mrs. Murga’s roommates into
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Know Your Rights: Driving Without a Valid Driver’s License

If you do not have a valid California Driver’s license and your are stopped by the police while driving we recommend the following steps:
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S-Comm: A New Attack On Immigrants

Angelica is crying. She’s remembering when police stopped her husband while he was driving in a Bay Area city. It seemed like a random stop — perhaps a rosary hanging from the rear view mirror, maybe a drive through a
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