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Legal‑aid groups urge board to restore unmet civil legal‑aid funding cut from budget
Summary
Representatives of legal‑aid organizations told supervisors that a proposed 60% reduction to the county’s "unmet civil legal needs" program will threaten services that prevent evictions, protect older adults and support survivors of abuse.
During public comment at the June 9 budget hearing, a coalition of local legal‑aid organizations urged the Board of Supervisors to restore cuts to the county’s unmet civil legal needs funding.
Speakers and claims: Lisonbee Brenner of Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Georgia Basile of Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA), Lisa Neustrom of Bay Area Legal Aid, Alexis Moody of the Law Foundation’s children and youth program,…
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