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NLGSF Sustainer Ken Greenstein files lawsuit against one of the largest landlords in San Francisco on behalf of 68 tenants
Ken Greenstein, one of our long-standing sustainer members is representing 68 tenants against one of the largest landlords in San Francisco - Veritas. Veritas owns nearly 240 buildings including over 5,000 apartments in the neighborhoods of the Tenderloin, Noe Valley,...
Join Us as Elections Approach!
Chapter elections will coincide with the Annual Membership meeting and take place: Thursday, November 8th | 6:30pm to 8:30pm North Berkeley Senior Center 1901 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709. RSVP Online voting will be our primary method of voting. Ensure you...
NLGSF Demands Berkeley City Council Adopt Anti-Doxing Policy to Protect Bay Area Residents
September 23, 2018 CONTACT: Jay Kim, Executive Director, NLGSF jaykim@nlgsf.org or 415-285-5067 Ext 104 BERKELEY- The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF) calls on Berkeley City Council to approve an anti-doxing policy at its 9/25 City Council...
NLGSF Member Yolanda Huang Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Former Inmate Forced to Give Birth in Isolation Cell at Santa Rita Jail
Oakland – The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) and a for-profit health care provider it contracted to provide medical services to inmates at the Santa Rita county jail are being sued for failure to provide medical care to a pregnant inmate, locking her in an...
NLGSF Files Police Accountability Complaint for Arrest of Occupy ICE Protesters
On August 1, 2018, NLGSF filed a complaint with the San Francisco Police Commission Office, as well as a Public Records Request, in response to the brutal and unjustified arrest of 39 activists who were protesting federal immigration policy outside the Immigration and...
NLGSF Biannual Newsletter
NLGSF has a new biannual newsletter! In our inaugural issue, you will read highlights of what we’ve done in the first half of 2018 and learn about the important roles of our chapter’s members and committees. To read our biannual newsletter, please click...
Press Release: “We Know Our Rights”
National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Chapter Releases First Installment of “We Know Our Rights” - a Multimedia Toolkit to Assist Communities in Their Encounters with Law Enforcement CONTACTS: April Martin, Co-Producer: aprilluvly@gmail.com, 513-445-9711 Jay...
