It’s a Wonderful Life… Not! (in California)
Hunger in California, a December 13, 2009 lead editorial in the Los Angeles Times, documents why California is a bad place to be hungry: “While the demand for food stamps is increasing across the...
View ArticleCBP report on California’s food stamp program
Food Within Reach: Strategies for Increasing Participation in the Food Stamp Program in California was published today by the California Budget Project. This special CBP report comes on the heels of...
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ABA publishes legal guide for the seriously ill
The 52-page Legal Guide for the Seriously Ill has been published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. The guide “is designed for both the seriously ill individual and those...
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Food Stamps come to the Smithsonian
Buried at page C27 of its national edition yesterday, the New York Times published Food Stamp Materials Bound for Smithsonian, an article about the food stamp program and how elements of its...
View Article32% rise in non-business bankruptcies
The news arm of the U.S. Courts reported yesterday that “non-business” bankruptcy filings were up 32% for calendar year 2009. The dramatic rise in bankruptcies cut across both business and non-business...
View ArticleFacts re “47% of households owe no taxes”
David Leonhardt’s New York Times Economic Beat column this week — Yes, 47% of Households Owe No Taxes. Look Closer — masterfully deconstructs what the facts are behind the oft repeated statistic. A...
View ArticleReasonable hourly rates and the Laffey Matrix
Now that the LSC restriction against recovery of attorney fees has been lifted, it may be time finally to get acquainted with the Laffey Matrix, a “reasonable hourly rate” construct both followed and...
View ArticleAll things Kagan
The Library Congress, as it does with other nominees to the United States Supreme Court, steps up to the plate with a resource page for all things Elena Kagan.
View ArticleLAAC Retention and Recruitment Report
This has already been widely circulated within the California legal services community, but is undoubtedly of interest to legal services programs elsewhere — Shaping the Future of Justice: Effective...
View ArticleWe’re making changes to LSNC.net
There likely will be a few interruptions and disruptions of service at all the LSNC.net sites over the next few days, starting this Friday and over the coming weekend – August 20-22. As the first step...
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