Big Win For Those Who Want Low-Income Housing in Clovis After Judge Rules City in Violation Nonetheless, Kapetan’s ruling that highlighted Clovis in violation of state housing laws was viewed as a big victory by lawyer Patience Milrod, executive director of Central California Legal Services, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of Martinez and De […]
Evicted Fresno-Area Landlord Accused of Evicting Cancer Patient Tenant, Dumping Property on Lawn Plum’s lawyer Alfred Gallegos, with Central California Legal Services in Fresno, said Plum recently went to the home in the 2100 block of Whitson Street in Selma to see if there was anything left to salvage. “There was nothing usable left for […]
Evicted in Fresno: A Complex Story of Economic Burden and Profit Contributing authors are Karla Arana, lead housing organizer with Faith in the Valley, Fresno; Patience Milrod, executive director, Central California Legal Services; and Sara Hedgpeth-Harris, supervising attorney, Housing Team, Central California Legal Services. Read More → Disclaimer Your use of this website, including posting […]
‘A Tragic Example.’ Baby’s Death Shows Fresno’s Homeless With Children Need More Help Emilia Morris, legal director of Central California Legal Services, said homeless service agencies don’t have enough staff to effectively operate a system that is “so complicated and requires so much expertise.” “They are just not equipped to navigate this really complicated system,” […]
Clovis is Mostly White and That’s No Accident, Says Group Suing the City Over Housing “Clovis didn’t get to be 70% white by accident,” said Patience Milrod, executive director of CCLS. “In many ways, because race and income are so linked, when Clovis says, ‘Hey, we’re going to zone in a way that only rich […]
Sale of Long-Vacant UMC Lauded as a Big Win for Fresno “Emilia Morris, an attorney with Central California Legal Services and an affordable housing advocate, is also optimistic. We see the consequences of this severe affordable housing shortage in our housing advocacy on a daily basis,” Morris said. “The shortage simply cannot be addressed if […]
Being a Fresno Slumlord is About to Get More Expensive. Here’s Why. “Affordable and safe housing is a major issue for the “poorest of the poor,” according to Patience Milrod, an attorney with Central California Legal Services. About 70 percent of the calls to the nonprofit law firm are related to housing, she said. Read […]
Big Rent Hikes Are About to be Illegal in California. Here’s What You Should Know. ““Marcos Segura, an eviction defense lawyer with the nonprofit Central California Legal Services,said a relatively small minority of his clients in the Central Valley are evicted without cause. Most of the time, landlords accuse them of not paying rent or […]
Loking at Social Justice #38: Barbara Ronsley, paralegal, and Bao Thao, Paralegal “Paralegals Barbara Ronsley and Bao Thao share with Jim Grant how Central California Legal Services helps the community in the all important issue of Subsidized Housing. They’ll describe the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, as well as the Housing Assistance Payment Contract. […]
Looking at Social Justice #37: Tran Nguyen, Staff Attorney, and Lupe Cazarez, Paralegal “Staff Attorney Tran Nguyen and Lupe Cazarez, Paralegal share with Jim Grant how their Health Consumer Team at Central California Legal Services helps the community in the areas of Health Insurance, Health Care, and Medical Debt. In English and Spanish they will […]
