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HOMEOWNERS FILE CLASS ACTIONS AGAINST COUNTY OF L.A., CALIFORNIA FINANCE COMPANIES, FOR UNLEASHING “PLAGUE” OF PREDATORY HOME-IMPROVEMENT LOANS

Posted on April 12, 2018

Watch Full Press Conference Here: https://youtu.be/mGrz_qL4LO0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2018 Media Contacts: Joshua Busch, Public Counsel, 310-991-2503, jbusch@publiccounsel.org Kristy Werness, Irell & Manella LLP, 310-203-7185, kwerness@irell.com Allison Lee, Bet […]

2017 Annual Report

Posted on February 23, 2018

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Bet Tzedek Abre Sus Puertas a Familias con TPS que Enfrentan Decisiones Difíciles

Posted on January 9, 2018

El 8 de enero de 2018, la Secretaria de Seguridad Nacional Kirstjen M. Nielsen anunció su decisión de dar por terminada la designación de Status de Protección Temporal (TPS) para […]

Bet Tzedek Opens Its Doors to TPS Families Faced with Difficult Decisions

Posted on January 9, 2018

On Jan. 8, 2018, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador, stripping current beneficiaries of legal […]

Los Angeles Times reports: Immigration-related retaliation on the rise for Los Angeles low-wage workers seeking fare wages and workplace rights

Posted on January 2, 2018

More workers say their bosses are threatening to have them deported BY: Andrew Khouri – Reposted from the Los Angeles Times JANUARY 2, 2018 – (LOS ANGELES) The deal the […]

Bet Tzedek Promotes Diego Cartagena to head all legal programs

Posted on November 1, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2017 (Los Angeles) – Bet Tzedek has named Diego Cartagena as its next Vice President, Legal Programs, making him the most senior attorney in the […]

Jessie Kornberg featured on “Tell Me What to Say” with Drew Kugler

Posted on October 31, 2017

Drew Kugler featured Bet Tzedek’s President & CEO Jessie Kornberg in a “conversation about conversations.” Being a CEO of a non-profit organization has a unique set of demands; constant pursuit […]