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This summer, the city moved that legacy forward, opening the nation’s first Disability Cultural Center, located directly across from San Francisco City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took a while to start to see things change, but the ADA ushered in new building standards. New buildings had to be accessible in very specific ways,” said Deborah Kaplan, deputy director at San Francisco’s Office on Disability and Accessibility. The 504 Sit-in protests sprouted up in cities across the country in 1977, and Kaplan participated in Washington D.C.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of a sudden, I could go places and not have to scope it out in advance and worry that there was no way in or worry that I couldn’t use the bathroom for new places,” Kaplan said of progress that has followed in the decades since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/qKlp89Afp_Y\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activists like Kaplan have pushed San Francisco — and the nation — to raise accessibility standards for decades. Those working with the Disability Cultural Center now see the site as another victory in the disability justice movement in San Francisco and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having this space of belonging, celebrating disabled joy and having the disability community seen right across from City Hall, it’s just so incredibly unique and powerful,” said Eli Gelardin, director of the city’s Office on Disability and Accessibility. “We have a place to gather and build and further share with the broader community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After several years of planning and delays from the COVID-19 pandemic, the center first began hosting events online in 2024. As the online community grew, organizers worked with the city to prepare for the center’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13978766/disability-cultural-center-open-san-francisco\">physical space opening in summer 2025\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052185 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors sit at an outdoor table at the Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco on July 31, 2025, during a plant potting activity at the center. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Today, the center is bustling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With walls lined with paintings by disabled artists and furnished with cafe-style seating and cushioned chairs that can move about, the space offers a flexible gathering space alongside an airy courtyard. Nestled in cubbies along the inner walls are buckets filled with toys, games and medical safety supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did a dance class yesterday out on the patio that was utilizing the space in new ways,” said Emily Beitiks, one of the center’s three co-directors. “Everything is meant to have multipurpose use so that it maximizes our use of the space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteer Valentin Davis (left) sits with Masooma at the Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco on July 31, 2025, during a plant potting activity at the center. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since opening in-person in July, the site has hosted a zine-making class, plant potting workshop, a small film festival and several other events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community members are keeping the calendar full with upcoming events like a job search session and peer support groups for different disabilities and chronic illnesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The center is publicly funded and contracting with nonprofit Haven of Hope for the next four years.[aside postID=news_11984990 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/Featured-photo-horizontal-Alice-Wong-1020x574.png']But the work of making public spaces more accessible is far from over. One frustrating example Kaplan has on her mind is a central elevator at Hallidie Plaza, next to the Powell Street BART station, that has not worked in more than 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For residents like Alice Wong, a disabled writer and activist, the broken elevator is both a symbol of ongoing struggle and a literal barrier to moving through her own neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the Hallidie Plaza elevator was working, it would be the one closest to my home, but instead I have to go an entire block, which is pretty long, to the one on 4th Street,” said Wong, who lives in the South of Market neighborhood. “I look forward to an accessible Hallidie Plaza entry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong moved to San Francisco in 1997 to attend graduate school at UCSF. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took a while to start to see things change, but the ADA ushered in new building standards. New buildings had to be accessible in very specific ways,” said Deborah Kaplan, deputy director at San Francisco’s Office on Disability and Accessibility. The 504 Sit-in protests sprouted up in cities across the country in 1977, and Kaplan participated in Washington D.C.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of a sudden, I could go places and not have to scope it out in advance and worry that there was no way in or worry that I couldn’t use the bathroom for new places,” Kaplan said of progress that has followed in the decades since.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/qKlp89Afp_Y'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/qKlp89Afp_Y'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Activists like Kaplan have pushed San Francisco — and the nation — to raise accessibility standards for decades. Those working with the Disability Cultural Center now see the site as another victory in the disability justice movement in San Francisco and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having this space of belonging, celebrating disabled joy and having the disability community seen right across from City Hall, it’s just so incredibly unique and powerful,” said Eli Gelardin, director of the city’s Office on Disability and Accessibility. “We have a place to gather and build and further share with the broader community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After several years of planning and delays from the COVID-19 pandemic, the center first began hosting events online in 2024. As the online community grew, organizers worked with the city to prepare for the center’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13978766/disability-cultural-center-open-san-francisco\">physical space opening in summer 2025\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052185 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors sit at an outdoor table at the Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco on July 31, 2025, during a plant potting activity at the center. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Today, the center is bustling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With walls lined with paintings by disabled artists and furnished with cafe-style seating and cushioned chairs that can move about, the space offers a flexible gathering space alongside an airy courtyard. Nestled in cubbies along the inner walls are buckets filled with toys, games and medical safety supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did a dance class yesterday out on the patio that was utilizing the space in new ways,” said Emily Beitiks, one of the center’s three co-directors. “Everything is meant to have multipurpose use so that it maximizes our use of the space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250731-DISABILITYCULTURALCENTER-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteer Valentin Davis (left) sits with Masooma at the Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco on July 31, 2025, during a plant potting activity at the center. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since opening in-person in July, the site has hosted a zine-making class, plant potting workshop, a small film festival and several other events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community members are keeping the calendar full with upcoming events like a job search session and peer support groups for different disabilities and chronic illnesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The center is publicly funded and contracting with nonprofit Haven of Hope for the next four years.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Wade \u003c/em>was overturned in 2022, California politicians have attempted to position \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/abortion\">the state as a haven\u003c/a> for people seeking an abortion – especially when, just months later that same year, voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11931183/californians-vote-to-protect-abortion-in-constitution\">successfully enshrined\u003c/a> the right to an abortion in the state constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the efforts to strengthen abortion protections are \u003ca href=\"https://law.ucla.edu/academics/centers/center-reproductive-health-law-and-policy/shield-laws-reproductive-and-gender-affirming-health-care-state-law-guide#:~:text=The%20protections%20offered%20by%20each,@law.ucla.edu.\">“shield laws,”\u003c/a> which aim to protect patients and providers against \u003ca href=\"https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shield-Law-CA-Jul-2025.pdf?_gl=1*2pjowz*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMzkwMDIxMy4xNzU1NjY0NDQ5*_ga_LH03WX2T8B*czE3NTU2NjQ0NDgkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTU2NjQ0NDgkajYwJGwwJGgw\">“out-of-state investigations and prosecutions, professional discipline, and civil liability.”\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OHE/abortion/Pages/your-rights/state-action.aspx\">One of these laws\u003c/a> specifically prevents local law enforcement — and California corporations — from cooperating with any out-of-state entities looking into legal abortions done in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, State Attorney General Rob Bonta is continuing to pursue \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-applauds-court-decision-rejecting-providence-st-joseph\">a lawsuit against a Catholic-affiliated hospital \u003c/a>for allegedly refusing to provide an emergency abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, recent federal action and the anti-abortion movement’s aggressive tactics have made palpable impacts in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, last month, Planned Parenthood was forced to shut down five clinics in Northern California after President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that halts Medicaid funding for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049790/planned-parenthood-shutters-5-norcal-clinics-after-trump-slashes-funding\">the non-profit organization\u003c/a> for at least a year. And California’s state laws will be put \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07/25/doctor-sued-abortion-pill-shield-law/\">to the test\u003c/a> by a Texas man’s lawsuit against \u003ca href=\"https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/23/texas-california-abortion-pill-shield-law-lawsuit/\">a California doctor\u003c/a> for allegedly providing his partner with abortion-inducing drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047167\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Planned Parenthood health center on June 26, 2025 in San Rafael, California. A Supreme Court ruling will allow states to cut Medicaid funds to reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood, which will disqualify Medicaid patients from obtaining health care services from Planned Parenthood providers if the funding has been cut by the state. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What we’ve seen so far in 2025 is a reminder that there will be any number of challenges in court, a lot of which could have profound consequences in California,” said Mary Ziegler, professor of law at UC Davis’ School of Law. “California lawmakers are aware of this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910958/california-at-the-center-of-new-legal-battles-over-abortion\">\u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a> spoke to Ziegler and Shefali Luthra, a reproductive health reporter with \u003ca href=\"https://19thnews.org/\">\u003cem>The 19th\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, about the legal state of reproductive care in California – and the five cases that could have the biggest impacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #1: A Texas resident, Jerry Rodriguez, is suing Bay Area doctor Dr. Remy Coeytaux, for allegedly providing his girlfriend with abortion-inducing drugs.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodriguez is asking the judge to award him at least \u003ca href=\"https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/23/texas-california-abortion-pill-shield-law-lawsuit/\">$75,000 in \u003c/a>damages for “wrongful death of his unborn child.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mary Ziegler: \u003c/strong>This is one of a series of “wrongful death” lawsuits that have appeared in recent weeks, all of which rely on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-comstock-act-implications-for-abortion-care-nationwide/\">Comstock Act\u003c/a> … a 19th-century obscenity law that was primarily designed to prevent people from mailing a wide variety of things deemed to be immoral.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one thought it was necessary to repeal the Comstock Act. I think there was always a sense that there were other priorities and that it was just too outrageous that anyone would try to revive a 19th-century obscenity law that was used to burn books and attack medical texts in the 21st century. Of course, that’s not turned out to be correct.[aside postID=news_12013882 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/GettyImages-1481953389-1020x680.jpg']The lawyer behind the [Rodriguez] lawsuit argues that this statute also makes it illegal under federal law to mail abortion pills. So, the argument is that a California doctor has mailed pills to people in Texas, who have used the pills — and that, as a result, those abortions were, in fact, wrongful deaths. There’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy/24090347/alabama-ivf-ruling-fetal-personhood-abortion-embryos\">a fetal personhood argument\u003c/a> in the mix, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The game plan is obviously not just to target a doctor in California, but to get the federal courts to weigh in on the theory that there already \u003cem>is\u003c/em>, in fact, a federal ban on mailing any abortion drug or any medical device used in an abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think they’re also trying to force some kind of response from the Trump administration, which has been asked by abortion opponents in the Senate and outside of Congress, to weigh in on this Comstock Act theory now for months – and the Trump administration has been silent. So, if California says its shield law applies, if Texas says its abortion ban applies, ultimately the goal is to get that question before the conservative Supreme Court as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shefali Luthra\u003c/strong>: This has become a really critical area for abortion opponents, and it’s because they’re looking at the numbers. And they have seen that even in the past few years, since the fall of \u003cem>Roe v. Wade\u003c/em> [that] allowed for abortion bans, the number of abortions done in this country has not declined. If anything, it’s actually gone up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2153px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958413\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hand drops a white pill into their other hand.\" width=\"2153\" height=\"1615\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg 2153w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2153px) 100vw, 2153px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A patient prepares to take the first of 2 combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic. \u003ccite>(Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Part of that is because people are traveling out of state to get abortions, but also because a lot of people are getting abortion pills through the mail — from healthcare providers in states like California, like New York, like Massachusetts, where they have these shield laws that protect providers from out-of-state prosecution, and that allow them to prescribe and mail abortion medication to people in states with bans. It’s very safe and it’s very effective, and abortion opponents are deeply frustrated by [people getting medication through the mail.][aside postID=news_11990192 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-CM-10-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Luthra: \u003c/strong>I just spoke to a provider earlier today, and she told me she is a shield law provider and is starting to feel nervous, for the first time in quite a while, that the federal filings in particular may be a sign that these threats are really amping up. And that there is a possibility that this model could be under a more serious threat than it has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, the number of shield provisions – the prescriptions being sent and filled – hasn’t gone down yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[(California Assembly Bill 260 has] been\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-s1-5452449/california-bill-would-protect-doctors-who-mail-abortion-medication-to-patients\"> one of the next steps\u003c/a> that a lot of these shield law states are looking at, as a way to try and undercut the threats of these legal actions we are seeing from states like Texas and Louisiana. The idea is that if a prescriber’s name isn’t on the \u003cem>bottle\u003c/em>, that’s just one more barrier that makes it harder to file an individual case or an individual lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #2: In 2024, the Supreme Court rejected anti-abortion groups’ challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Mifepristone. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990192/what-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-abortion-pill-means-for-access-in-california\">Supreme Court decision in 2024\u003c/a> was very much just on a technicality. The people who were suing didn’t have standing to sue. Their standing argument was so bad that this Supreme Court unanimously rejected it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983101\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1760px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg\" alt=\"abortion pill\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1220\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983101\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg 1760w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-800x555.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1536x1065.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A combination pack of mifepristone (L) and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together for abortions. Doctors say misoprostol is safe and effective when used solo. \u003ccite>(Elisa Wells Plan C/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having said that, lots of other people are trying to show that \u003cem>they \u003c/em>have standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of Mifepristone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra:\u003c/strong> There has been a lot of pressure, including from some conservative senators, to get an FDA review of Mifepristone. [Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] has said, “Yes, I have directed the FDA to initiate this review in response to some data that has been put out by anti-abortion organizations.” At the same time, nothing has come of that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #3: California law requires that hospitals provide \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014103/youre-entitled-to-an-abortion-in-california-what-can-you-do-if-youre-denied-one\">\u003cstrong>stabilizing care\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> in an emergency. Last September, \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">\u003cstrong>the state sued the Catholic-affiliated Providence St. Joseph Hospital\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> in Humboldt County for allegedly refusing to perform an emergency abortion. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The patient in question, Anna Nusslock, was rushed to another hospital for the life-saving surgery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the latest update on the case, Bonta \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-moves-enforce-court-order-against-providence-st-joseph\">filed a motion\u003c/a> this summer to require the hospital to comply with state laws around emergency abortions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra:\u003c/strong> [There’s] a broader, very deeply rooted trend across the country, which comes from hospital consolidation, hospitals buying other hospitals, hospitals buying physicians’ practices, and a few hospital healthcare provider companies becoming very big and very influential. As that’s been happening, a lot more hospitals and healthcare providers have become Catholic affiliated hospitals.[aside postID=news_12007119 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg']And that comes with a lot of complications and potentially concerns for access to reproductive health care. Those are often really fraught in some religious spaces. We have seen time and time again, hospitals and health providers that are religiously affiliated deny patients that healthcare, citing their religion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a lot of parts of the country, it’s not as if you can go somewhere else for that healthcare. If you are miscarrying, that can be really medically urgent, and you don’t have time to drive an hour to find another healthcare provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>[Bonta is] not making a constitutional argument; he’s relying on a state statute to say that the hospital, in effect, discriminated on the basis of sex by denying emergency care to pregnant people. The argument being that pregnancy and sex are so inextricably linked that discriminating on the basis of pregnancy or miscarriage is the same thing as discriminating on the basis of sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other arguments in play, too. The hospital wants to argue that it has federal constitutional rights to refuse care, even if someone is dying, under the First Amendment. So they would \u003cem>like \u003c/em>to be in federal court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an important look into how California is trying to say that denying reproductive health care is not just a violation of autonomy: it’s a violation of equality. But it’s also a window into how conservatives at the national level are trying to counter that push in California by relying on the idea of religious liberty. So we’re likely to see this play out for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11938792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11938792\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg\" alt='A woman stands in front of a group of abortion rights supporters holding a sign that reads \"If my uterus shot bullets would you stop regulating it?\"' width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion-rights supporters gather for a rally and march in front of the SF Public Library, across the street from the anti-abortion-rights Walk for Life West Coast rally, on Jan. 21, 2023. \u003ccite>(Lakshmi Sarah/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The hospital has no interest in being in state court in California, where I think California’s argument will prevail. So the hospital is looking instead for ways to get into federal court and, ultimately, to the U.S. Supreme Court, because we’ve seen the U.S. Supreme Court define religious liberty ever more broadly, particularly for conservative Christians in scenarios like this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #4: The recent passage of President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047147/trumps-tax-bill-defunded-abortion-providers-planned-parenthood-is-fighting-back\">\u003cstrong>Medicaid funding\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> for health care providers that perform abortions for at least one year. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In late July, Bonta and 22 other states, plus D.C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, arguing that Planned Parenthood is \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/fighting-stop-congress%E2%80%99-and-trump-administration%E2%80%99s-illegal-crusade-against\">being targeted\u003c/a> for its pro-abortion advocacy. Planned Parenthood organizations are also challenging the bill in\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-federation-of-america-planned-parenthood-league-of-massachusetts-and-planned-parenthood-association-of-utah-sue-over-congressional-action-defunding-planned-parenthood-health-centers\"> the Massachusetts courts\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra: \u003c/strong>Even one year of losing Medicaid funding is a very big deal for a lot of Planned Parenthood affiliates. They really rely on this – a lot of the patients they serve are Medicaid-covered patients. I’ve talked to clinics who say we could be losing as much as a third of our revenue if we can’t bill Medicaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, we’ve seen clinic closures in California, in Ohio, in other parts of the country as well, citing these losses. This is really important because Planned Parenthood is an abortion provider, but it also offers a lot of other healthcare services. It’s often the most affordable place for people to go. In some communities, it’s the only option.[aside postID=news_12049790 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250725-Planned-Parenthood-Closures-MD-02-KQED.jpg']\u003cstrong>Ziegler:\u003c/strong> There’s a doctrine called \u003ca href=\"https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C3-1/ALDE_00013186/\">the Bill of Attainder\u003c/a> that essentially occurs when legislators punish you without a trial. Planned Parenthood is arguing that that’s what this bill represents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planned Parenthood is also arguing that affiliates are being penalized for their \u003cem>association \u003c/em>with Planned Parenthood. Not because they offer abortion, but rather because they affiliate with an organization that advocates for reproductive rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither of those is a bad argument, but neither of those [are] a slam dunk, and both involve bodies of law that are messy and contradictory. And all of that is a recipe, I think, for a loss at the current US Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>Having said that, it may be more important for Planned Parenthood to win in the lower courts. In other words, to keep that funding available in the interim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This limit will expire right before the midterm, which was not lost on a lot of Republicans from competitive districts in states like California – because they did not want to have to explain to constituents that they had voted for a bill that permanently defunded a lot of reproductive healthcare providers. So I think the longer clinics, more clinics, stay open, the more political pressure there will be not to make this a permanent change when next summer rolls around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The lawyer behind the [Rodriguez] lawsuit argues that this statute also makes it illegal under federal law to mail abortion pills. So, the argument is that a California doctor has mailed pills to people in Texas, who have used the pills — and that, as a result, those abortions were, in fact, wrongful deaths. There’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy/24090347/alabama-ivf-ruling-fetal-personhood-abortion-embryos\">a fetal personhood argument\u003c/a> in the mix, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The game plan is obviously not just to target a doctor in California, but to get the federal courts to weigh in on the theory that there already \u003cem>is\u003c/em>, in fact, a federal ban on mailing any abortion drug or any medical device used in an abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think they’re also trying to force some kind of response from the Trump administration, which has been asked by abortion opponents in the Senate and outside of Congress, to weigh in on this Comstock Act theory now for months – and the Trump administration has been silent. So, if California says its shield law applies, if Texas says its abortion ban applies, ultimately the goal is to get that question before the conservative Supreme Court as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shefali Luthra\u003c/strong>: This has become a really critical area for abortion opponents, and it’s because they’re looking at the numbers. And they have seen that even in the past few years, since the fall of \u003cem>Roe v. Wade\u003c/em> [that] allowed for abortion bans, the number of abortions done in this country has not declined. If anything, it’s actually gone up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2153px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958413\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hand drops a white pill into their other hand.\" width=\"2153\" height=\"1615\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg 2153w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2153px) 100vw, 2153px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A patient prepares to take the first of 2 combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic. \u003ccite>(Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Part of that is because people are traveling out of state to get abortions, but also because a lot of people are getting abortion pills through the mail — from healthcare providers in states like California, like New York, like Massachusetts, where they have these shield laws that protect providers from out-of-state prosecution, and that allow them to prescribe and mail abortion medication to people in states with bans. It’s very safe and it’s very effective, and abortion opponents are deeply frustrated by [people getting medication through the mail.]\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra: \u003c/strong>I just spoke to a provider earlier today, and she told me she is a shield law provider and is starting to feel nervous, for the first time in quite a while, that the federal filings in particular may be a sign that these threats are really amping up. And that there is a possibility that this model could be under a more serious threat than it has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, the number of shield provisions – the prescriptions being sent and filled – hasn’t gone down yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[(California Assembly Bill 260 has] been\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-s1-5452449/california-bill-would-protect-doctors-who-mail-abortion-medication-to-patients\"> one of the next steps\u003c/a> that a lot of these shield law states are looking at, as a way to try and undercut the threats of these legal actions we are seeing from states like Texas and Louisiana. The idea is that if a prescriber’s name isn’t on the \u003cem>bottle\u003c/em>, that’s just one more barrier that makes it harder to file an individual case or an individual lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #2: In 2024, the Supreme Court rejected anti-abortion groups’ challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Mifepristone. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990192/what-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-abortion-pill-means-for-access-in-california\">Supreme Court decision in 2024\u003c/a> was very much just on a technicality. The people who were suing didn’t have standing to sue. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>And that comes with a lot of complications and potentially concerns for access to reproductive health care. Those are often really fraught in some religious spaces. We have seen time and time again, hospitals and health providers that are religiously affiliated deny patients that healthcare, citing their religion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a lot of parts of the country, it’s not as if you can go somewhere else for that healthcare. If you are miscarrying, that can be really medically urgent, and you don’t have time to drive an hour to find another healthcare provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>[Bonta is] not making a constitutional argument; he’s relying on a state statute to say that the hospital, in effect, discriminated on the basis of sex by denying emergency care to pregnant people. The argument being that pregnancy and sex are so inextricably linked that discriminating on the basis of pregnancy or miscarriage is the same thing as discriminating on the basis of sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other arguments in play, too. The hospital wants to argue that it has federal constitutional rights to refuse care, even if someone is dying, under the First Amendment. So they would \u003cem>like \u003c/em>to be in federal court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an important look into how California is trying to say that denying reproductive health care is not just a violation of autonomy: it’s a violation of equality. But it’s also a window into how conservatives at the national level are trying to counter that push in California by relying on the idea of religious liberty. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052217/immigration-lawyers-bay-area-common-scams-notario-fraud\">\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Read in English\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han pasado 24 años desde que una mujer residente de \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a> vio por última vez a sus hijos mayores en Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Daría todo para ver a mis hijos”, dijo la mujer, quien trabaja limpiando casas. Ahora tiene un hijo pequeño aquí en California, pero por ser indocumentada corre el riesgo de no poder volver a entrar en los EE.UU. si alguna vez viaja a Guatemala. (KQED no revela el nombre de la mujer porque teme ser detenida o deportada si se identifica públicamente debido a su situación migratoria).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En todo este tiempo aquí, nunca he visto cómo resolver mi situación”, dijo. “Cuando quieres ver a los que amas otra vez, harás lo que sea”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y, por desgracia, su desesperación la convirtió en blanco de estafadores, según contó.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Miedo e incertidumbre\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mientras navegaba por Facebook en 2023, vio una publicación de un hombre que decía ser un exitoso abogado de inmigración, con experiencia en casos complicados como el suyo. Después de enviarle un mensaje, “él me prometió que podría darme la residencia permanente en tres meses”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A cambio, ella le envió sus documentos personales y 500 dólares mediante un giro postal. Pero cuando intentó ponerse en contacto con el bufete de abogados de California donde el hombre decía trabajar, le dijeron que no era empleado de allí.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando un amigo de la familia sugirió que le pidieran al hombre su licencia de abogado, “fue entonces cuando se puso muy a la defensiva y no paraba de preguntarme por qué quería eso”, dijo. “Después de esa llamada, me bloqueó”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fue entonces cuando se dio cuenta: “Fingió ser abogado y me estafó”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La experiencia de esta mujer no es única. Cada año, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kvpr.org/government-politics/2021-05-27/fresno-city-council-approves-measure-targeting-immigration-fraud\">familias inmigrantes de toda California\u003c/a> caen víctimas de personas que se hacen pasar por abogados de inmigración, y \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/nx-s1-5454891/sharpest-growth-in-ice-detention-population-people-with-no-criminal-convictions\">la gresiva política de deportación\u003c/a> del presidente Donald Trump ha llevado a muchos miembros de la comunidad indocumentada a buscar desesperadamente cualquier tipo de ayuda legal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las autoridades estatales piden ahora a la población que esté muy alerta ante posibles fraudes en este tenso entorno.[aside label='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']“Las familias en todo el país están experimentando miedo e incertidumbre como resultado de la agenda inhumana del presidente Trump en materia de inmigración, y los estafadores están prestando atención”, dijo el fiscal general Rob Bonta en \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-issues-consumer-alert-notario-fraud-obtaining-immigration\">un comunicado publicado\u003c/a> el 27 de julio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para saber qué debe saber sobre el fraude migratorio y cómo detectar una posible estafa.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tipos de fraude migratorio a los que hay que tener cuidado\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Cuando se busca ayuda legal para un caso de inmigración, el fraude puede ocurrir de diferentes maneras y puede ser perpetrado por diferentes tipos de personas:\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Notarios que se hacen pasar por abogados:\u003c/strong> En EE.UU., alguien que es un “notario público”, o “notario”, no puede ofrecer asesoría legal o presentarse como un abogado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En muchos países latinoamericanos, como México, Colombia y Argentina, quienes trabajan como notarios reciben formación como abogados. Esto significa que, en esos países, pueden preparar documentos legales importantes, como testamentos y contratos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero en EE.UU., víctimas de estafas creen erróneamente que los notarios poseen esas mismas habilidades en el sistema legal de este país, donde las autoridades \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-issues-consumer-alert-notario-fraud-obtaining-immigration\">llaman este tipo de crimen “notario fraud.”\u003c/a> Los notarios y los abogados son dos profesiones completamente diferentes en el sistema legal estadounidense. Vaya directamente a obtener más información sobre el fraude notarial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Licencia legal inválida:\u003c/strong> Alguien que se formó como abogado en su país de origen pero no ha cumplido con los requisitos del sistema legal estadounidense no puede ofrecer servicios legales en esta nación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En la mayoría de los casos el abogado que le represente debe tener una licencia de abogado del estado en el que se encuentra, pero en el caso de la ley de inmigración, su abogado \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/outreach-engagements/USCIS_Institute_of_Museum_and_Library_Services_Webinar-The_Unauthorized_Practice_of_Immigration_Law.pdf\">puede tener licencia en cualquier estado o territorio de EE.UU\u003c/a>. Sin embargo, debe estar certificado para ejercer la abogacía en EE.UU., no en otro país.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fraude de identidad:\u003c/strong> Cuando una persona afirma ser un abogado con licencia sin tener ninguna formación jurídica profesional, o se hace pasar por otra persona que sí es abogado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los servicios de inmigración no son algo que cualquiera pueda realizar”, afirmó Hugo Meza, fiscal adjunto del condado de Santa Clara. Durante años, los funcionarios del condado de Santa Clara han trabajado \u003ca href=\"https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/news/press-releases/immigration-fraud-investigation\">para identificar y detener a personas\u003c/a> que afirman falsamente ser abogados de inmigración.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Estos delincuentes a veces se quedan con todo el dinero y nunca prestan ningún servicio”, dijo. Pero lo que podría ser aún peor, dijo Meza, es cuando un estafador realmente presta un servicio legal, “y luego lo hace de manera incorrecta”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esto, dijo Meza, “realmente puede arruinar las posibilidades de alguien en un proceso legal complejo”.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Quién puede ofrecer servicios legales para un caso de inmigración?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En EE.UU., solo un abogado acreditado por la asociación profesional de abogados de su estado puede representar a alguien en los tribunales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, la ley de inmigración es federal, y cualquier persona con licencia de abogado en cualquier estado o territorio de los EE.UU. puede ejercerla. Esto significa que usted puede ser representado por un abogado con licencia en un estado diferente al que vive. Si usted vive en California, por ejemplo, puede recibir asesoría de una abogado especializada en inmigración que reside en Nueva York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los abogados pueden manejar todos los aspectos de un caso, pueden representar a alguien ante una oficina de inmigración e incluso dar asesoramiento legal”, dijo Meza. “Pero para tener esa autoridad, hay que superar muchos niveles de escrutinio”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para trabajar como abogado en California, se debe:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Graduarse en la facultad de derecho (en EE.UU., un título en derecho es diferente de cualquier otro título universitario) o completar con éxito el programa estatal de aprendizaje \u003ca href=\"http://calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Requirements/Education/Legal-Education/Law-Office-or-Judges-Chamber\">“Law Office Study Program”\u003c/a>,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aprobar el \u003ca href=\"https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Examinations/California-Bar-Examination\">examen estatal de abogacía\u003c/a>, la prueba que deben superar todos los abogados que desean ejercer la abogacía en California, y\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mantener su certificación y estar en regla con \u003ca href=\"https://www.calbar.ca.gov/\">el Colegio de Abogados del estado\u003c/a>, que investiga los casos de mala conducta de los abogados.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Cuando busque un abogado de inmigración, es posible que también vea anuncios de “”consultores de inmigración”. Se trata de profesionales que pueden traducir documentos importantes, ayudarle a completar ciertas solicitudes o proporcionarle información general sobre el sistema de inmigración estadounidense. Pero estos no son abogados.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No cualquiera puede decidir ser consultor de inmigración”, dijo Meza, y menciona que estas personas también deben cumplir con ciertas regulaciones. California exige que \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/special-filings/immigration-consultant-checklist\">toda persona que ofrezca servicios como consultor de inmigración\u003c/a> debe:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Pasar una verificación de antecedentes con funcionarios estatales\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Estar registrado en la oficina del Secretario de Estado y\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Obtener \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/special-filings/immigration-consultant-qualifications\">una fianza de 100 mil dólares de una aseguradora o compañía de fianzas\u003c/a> que funciona como colateral para establecer confianza con los clientes.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>¿Por qué no puede ayudarme un notario en mi caso de inmigración?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Los notarios aquí normalmente no tienen ninguna cualificación especial para ocuparse de ningún tipo de ley de inmigración”, dijo Ronald Lee, fiscal adjunto de la ciudad de San Francisco. Sin embargo, algunos notarios se promocionan incorrectamente sugiriendo que ofrecen servicios de inmigración, dijo. “Al decir que son notarios, están causando confusión a mucha gente en cuanto a sus cualificaciones reales”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En EE.UU., la función de los notarios es certificar documentos importantes, como contratos o copias de documentos personales, como pasaportes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esto significa que confirman que la persona que presenta el documento es quien dice ser y, si el documento en cuestión es un contrato, que las partes que lo firman están aceptando voluntariamente este acuerdo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“De ninguna manera tienen las mismas responsabilidades que un abogado”, dijo Meza, de la fiscalía del condado de Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052935\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/lady-with-glasses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/lady-with-glasses.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/lady-with-glasses-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">¿Qué debe saber sobre cómo elegir un abogado de inmigración de confianza? \u003ccite>(Luis Alvarez/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>¿Cuáles son algunas de las señales de alarma para detectar un posible fraude migratorio?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Cuando alguien ha trabajado durante años y ha tenido que pasar por múltiples niveles de acreditación, debería estar dispuesto a hablar de ello, dijo Meza. “Si le preguntas a alguien por su experiencia en este campo y no quiere hablar de ello, es una mala señal”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La pregunta más importante que puede hacer para confirmar que esta persona está realmente autorizada para ejercer la abogacía es: “¿Cuál es su número de licencia de abogados?”. Y en inglés: “What is your attorney bar number?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Por qué? Los abogados con licencia deben haber recibido un número específico de la asociación profesional de abogados del estado para poder representar a alguien en la corte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/LicenseeSearch/QuickSearch\">\u003cstrong>Haga clic aquí para usar la herramienta de búsqueda del Colegio de Abogados de California\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> para asegurarse de que la persona con la que está hablando dice la verdad sobre su identidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si este abogado le informa que tiene licencia en otro estado, aún puede representarlo, pero es una buena idea averiguar si está registrado en el colegio de abogados de su estado de origen. La mayoría de los estados tienen \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_services/flh-home/flh-bar-directories-and-lawyer-finders/\">una herramienta de búsqueda de abogados disponible en línea\u003c/a>. Los expertos recomiendan que confirme el número de registro del abogado antes de realizar cualquier pago o compartir sus documentos personales con él.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunas preguntas que también puede hacer para asegurarse de que esta persona puede proporcionarle los servicios legales que busca:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>“¿Ha trabajado en casos similares al mío?”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“¿Es miembro de algún grupo u organización profesional relacionado con la ley de inmigración?”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“¿Dónde puedo encontrar más información sobre usted en línea?”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Otras cosas que son señales de alarmantes a tener en cuenta al verificar a su abogado de inmigración:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Documentos en blanco\u003c/strong>: Desconfíe si le piden que firme un formulario en blanco y le dicen que ellos se encargarán de todo lo demás. Un documento en blanco puede modificarse posteriormente y usted podría encontrarse con un contrato que en realidad no ha aceptado. “Pida siempre copias de todo. Pida que le expliquen todo”, aconseja Meza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sólo aceptan efectivo\u003c/strong>: Esté alerta si le dicen que solo aceptan pagos en efectivo. “Los estafadores quieren hacer las cosas bajo la mesa. No quieren dejar sus huellas”, dijo Meza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Los costos siguen aumentando\u003c/strong>: “Siempre dicen que ha surgido un imprevisto y piden más y más dinero”, dijo Meza. “Esa es una señal de alerta”. Antes de firmar cualquier cosa, asegúrese de que usted y su abogado han establecido claramente cuánto pagará por sus servicios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Promesas excesivamente optimistas\u003c/strong>: La ley de inmigración es extremadamente complicada y muchos beneficios de inmigración pueden tardar muchos meses, si no años, en obtenerse. Desconfíe de las personas que le prometen resultados muy rápidos y positivos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En el ámbito legal, nunca se sabe lo que puede surgir en un juicio o cómo puede decidir un juez sobre un caso”, dijo Meza. “Si alguien le promete un permiso específico o un estatus migratorio, probablemente yo rechazaría a esa persona y buscaría a otra”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052942\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052942\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/court-gavel-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/court-gavel-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/court-gavel-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/court-gavel-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">¿Qué debe saber sobre cómo elegir un abogado de inmigración de confianza? \u003ccite>(iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>¿Puede ayudarme alguien que sólo tiene licencia para ejercer la abogacía en otro país?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Varios activistas a favor de los inmigrantes en San José informaron recientemente a KQED que conocen a personas que ofrecen servicios legales de inmigración cuando sólo están certificados para ejercer la abogacía en su país de origen, pero no en EE.UU.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/find-legal-services#:~:text=An%20attorney%20who%20is:,Recognized%20Organizations%20and%20Accredited%20Representatives.\">los Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de EE.UU.\u003c/a> (o USCIS por sus siglas en inglés), cualquier abogado que ofrezca representación legal debe ser elegible para ejercer la abogacía en un estado o territorio de EE.UU. También deben cumplir con las normas profesionales establecidas por el colegio de abogados de su estado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si alguien dice ser abogado en otro país pero no tiene licencia en ningún lugar de EE.UU., no puede ofrecerle servicios legales como abogado en este país.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si es abogado pero tiene licencia en otro estado, por ejemplo, Texas, puede ofrecer servicios legales de inmigración a alguien que vive en California. Esto se debe a que \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/outreach-engagements/USCIS_Institute_of_Museum_and_Library_Services_Webinar-The_Unauthorized_Practice_of_Immigration_Law.pdf\">la ley de inmigración es federal\u003c/a> y cualquier persona con licencia en cualquier estado o territorio de EE.UU. puede ejercerla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si se pone en contacto con un abogado de inmigración de otro estado, los expertos recomiendan que verifique que tiene un número de licencia válido.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y esa traducción fue editada por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Las familias en todo el país están experimentando miedo e incertidumbre como resultado de la agenda inhumana del presidente Trump en materia de inmigración, y los estafadores están prestando atención”, dijo el fiscal general Rob Bonta en \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-issues-consumer-alert-notario-fraud-obtaining-immigration\">un comunicado publicado\u003c/a> el 27 de julio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para saber qué debe saber sobre el fraude migratorio y cómo detectar una posible estafa.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tipos de fraude migratorio a los que hay que tener cuidado\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Cuando se busca ayuda legal para un caso de inmigración, el fraude puede ocurrir de diferentes maneras y puede ser perpetrado por diferentes tipos de personas:\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Notarios que se hacen pasar por abogados:\u003c/strong> En EE.UU., alguien que es un “notario público”, o “notario”, no puede ofrecer asesoría legal o presentarse como un abogado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En muchos países latinoamericanos, como México, Colombia y Argentina, quienes trabajan como notarios reciben formación como abogados. Esto significa que, en esos países, pueden preparar documentos legales importantes, como testamentos y contratos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero en EE.UU., víctimas de estafas creen erróneamente que los notarios poseen esas mismas habilidades en el sistema legal de este país, donde las autoridades \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-issues-consumer-alert-notario-fraud-obtaining-immigration\">llaman este tipo de crimen “notario fraud.”\u003c/a> Los notarios y los abogados son dos profesiones completamente diferentes en el sistema legal estadounidense. Vaya directamente a obtener más información sobre el fraude notarial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Licencia legal inválida:\u003c/strong> Alguien que se formó como abogado en su país de origen pero no ha cumplido con los requisitos del sistema legal estadounidense no puede ofrecer servicios legales en esta nación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En la mayoría de los casos el abogado que le represente debe tener una licencia de abogado del estado en el que se encuentra, pero en el caso de la ley de inmigración, su abogado \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/outreach-engagements/USCIS_Institute_of_Museum_and_Library_Services_Webinar-The_Unauthorized_Practice_of_Immigration_Law.pdf\">puede tener licencia en cualquier estado o territorio de EE.UU\u003c/a>. Sin embargo, debe estar certificado para ejercer la abogacía en EE.UU., no en otro país.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fraude de identidad:\u003c/strong> Cuando una persona afirma ser un abogado con licencia sin tener ninguna formación jurídica profesional, o se hace pasar por otra persona que sí es abogado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los servicios de inmigración no son algo que cualquiera pueda realizar”, afirmó Hugo Meza, fiscal adjunto del condado de Santa Clara. Durante años, los funcionarios del condado de Santa Clara han trabajado \u003ca href=\"https://sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/news/press-releases/immigration-fraud-investigation\">para identificar y detener a personas\u003c/a> que afirman falsamente ser abogados de inmigración.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Estos delincuentes a veces se quedan con todo el dinero y nunca prestan ningún servicio”, dijo. Pero lo que podría ser aún peor, dijo Meza, es cuando un estafador realmente presta un servicio legal, “y luego lo hace de manera incorrecta”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esto, dijo Meza, “realmente puede arruinar las posibilidades de alguien en un proceso legal complejo”.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Quién puede ofrecer servicios legales para un caso de inmigración?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En EE.UU., solo un abogado acreditado por la asociación profesional de abogados de su estado puede representar a alguien en los tribunales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, la ley de inmigración es federal, y cualquier persona con licencia de abogado en cualquier estado o territorio de los EE.UU. puede ejercerla. Esto significa que usted puede ser representado por un abogado con licencia en un estado diferente al que vive. Si usted vive en California, por ejemplo, puede recibir asesoría de una abogado especializada en inmigración que reside en Nueva York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Los abogados pueden manejar todos los aspectos de un caso, pueden representar a alguien ante una oficina de inmigración e incluso dar asesoramiento legal”, dijo Meza. “Pero para tener esa autoridad, hay que superar muchos niveles de escrutinio”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para trabajar como abogado en California, se debe:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Graduarse en la facultad de derecho (en EE.UU., un título en derecho es diferente de cualquier otro título universitario) o completar con éxito el programa estatal de aprendizaje \u003ca href=\"http://calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Requirements/Education/Legal-Education/Law-Office-or-Judges-Chamber\">“Law Office Study Program”\u003c/a>,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aprobar el \u003ca href=\"https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Examinations/California-Bar-Examination\">examen estatal de abogacía\u003c/a>, la prueba que deben superar todos los abogados que desean ejercer la abogacía en California, y\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mantener su certificación y estar en regla con \u003ca href=\"https://www.calbar.ca.gov/\">el Colegio de Abogados del estado\u003c/a>, que investiga los casos de mala conducta de los abogados.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Cuando busque un abogado de inmigración, es posible que también vea anuncios de “”consultores de inmigración”. Se trata de profesionales que pueden traducir documentos importantes, ayudarle a completar ciertas solicitudes o proporcionarle información general sobre el sistema de inmigración estadounidense. Pero estos no son abogados.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No cualquiera puede decidir ser consultor de inmigración”, dijo Meza, y menciona que estas personas también deben cumplir con ciertas regulaciones. California exige que \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/special-filings/immigration-consultant-checklist\">toda persona que ofrezca servicios como consultor de inmigración\u003c/a> debe:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Pasar una verificación de antecedentes con funcionarios estatales\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Estar registrado en la oficina del Secretario de Estado y\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Obtener \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/special-filings/immigration-consultant-qualifications\">una fianza de 100 mil dólares de una aseguradora o compañía de fianzas\u003c/a> que funciona como colateral para establecer confianza con los clientes.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>¿Por qué no puede ayudarme un notario en mi caso de inmigración?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Los notarios aquí normalmente no tienen ninguna cualificación especial para ocuparse de ningún tipo de ley de inmigración”, dijo Ronald Lee, fiscal adjunto de la ciudad de San Francisco. Sin embargo, algunos notarios se promocionan incorrectamente sugiriendo que ofrecen servicios de inmigración, dijo. “Al decir que son notarios, están causando confusión a mucha gente en cuanto a sus cualificaciones reales”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En EE.UU., la función de los notarios es certificar documentos importantes, como contratos o copias de documentos personales, como pasaportes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esto significa que confirman que la persona que presenta el documento es quien dice ser y, si el documento en cuestión es un contrato, que las partes que lo firman están aceptando voluntariamente este acuerdo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“De ninguna manera tienen las mismas responsabilidades que un abogado”, dijo Meza, de la fiscalía del condado de Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052935\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/lady-with-glasses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/lady-with-glasses.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/lady-with-glasses-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">¿Qué debe saber sobre cómo elegir un abogado de inmigración de confianza? \u003ccite>(Luis Alvarez/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>¿Cuáles son algunas de las señales de alarma para detectar un posible fraude migratorio?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Cuando alguien ha trabajado durante años y ha tenido que pasar por múltiples niveles de acreditación, debería estar dispuesto a hablar de ello, dijo Meza. “Si le preguntas a alguien por su experiencia en este campo y no quiere hablar de ello, es una mala señal”, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La pregunta más importante que puede hacer para confirmar que esta persona está realmente autorizada para ejercer la abogacía es: “¿Cuál es su número de licencia de abogados?”. Y en inglés: “What is your attorney bar number?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Por qué? Los abogados con licencia deben haber recibido un número específico de la asociación profesional de abogados del estado para poder representar a alguien en la corte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/LicenseeSearch/QuickSearch\">\u003cstrong>Haga clic aquí para usar la herramienta de búsqueda del Colegio de Abogados de California\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> para asegurarse de que la persona con la que está hablando dice la verdad sobre su identidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si este abogado le informa que tiene licencia en otro estado, aún puede representarlo, pero es una buena idea averiguar si está registrado en el colegio de abogados de su estado de origen. La mayoría de los estados tienen \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_services/flh-home/flh-bar-directories-and-lawyer-finders/\">una herramienta de búsqueda de abogados disponible en línea\u003c/a>. Los expertos recomiendan que confirme el número de registro del abogado antes de realizar cualquier pago o compartir sus documentos personales con él.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunas preguntas que también puede hacer para asegurarse de que esta persona puede proporcionarle los servicios legales que busca:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>“¿Ha trabajado en casos similares al mío?”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“¿Es miembro de algún grupo u organización profesional relacionado con la ley de inmigración?”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“¿Dónde puedo encontrar más información sobre usted en línea?”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Otras cosas que son señales de alarmantes a tener en cuenta al verificar a su abogado de inmigración:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Documentos en blanco\u003c/strong>: Desconfíe si le piden que firme un formulario en blanco y le dicen que ellos se encargarán de todo lo demás. Un documento en blanco puede modificarse posteriormente y usted podría encontrarse con un contrato que en realidad no ha aceptado. “Pida siempre copias de todo. Pida que le expliquen todo”, aconseja Meza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sólo aceptan efectivo\u003c/strong>: Esté alerta si le dicen que solo aceptan pagos en efectivo. “Los estafadores quieren hacer las cosas bajo la mesa. No quieren dejar sus huellas”, dijo Meza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Los costos siguen aumentando\u003c/strong>: “Siempre dicen que ha surgido un imprevisto y piden más y más dinero”, dijo Meza. “Esa es una señal de alerta”. Antes de firmar cualquier cosa, asegúrese de que usted y su abogado han establecido claramente cuánto pagará por sus servicios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Promesas excesivamente optimistas\u003c/strong>: La ley de inmigración es extremadamente complicada y muchos beneficios de inmigración pueden tardar muchos meses, si no años, en obtenerse. 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And now, they can offer the most accessible form of homeownership, as well,” he said. “We are offering a proof of concept for California and hope that other cities follow San José’s lead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law, \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1033\">AB 1033\u003c/a> by former San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting, went into effect in 2024 and allows cities to opt into the new rules. San José became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjmayormatt.com/news-room/san-jose-becomes-first-city-in-california-to-implement-new-ordinance-that-opens-the-door-to-affordable-home-ownership\">first city\u003c/a> last year to adopt them. Since then, at least a handful of other cities have followed, including \u003ca href=\"https://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=15&ID=1421&Inline=True\">Santa Monica\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2405&doctype=2\">Santa Cruz,\u003c/a> San Francisco and \u003ca href=\"https://www.insidesandiego.org/city-council-adopts-reforms-accessory-dwelling-unit-program\">San Diego\u003c/a>. Berkeley planning officials expect to \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/05/21/adus-in-berkeley-may-soon-be-sold-as-condos-under-newly-adopted-state-policy\">put forward an ordinance\u003c/a> in September to allow condo sales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052160 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Hughes, a long-time developer from the South Bay, stands outside of a condominium for sale in San José on Aug. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The goal, supporters say, is to encourage more affordable ownership opportunities in a state where just \u003ca href=\"https://www.car.org/marketdata/data/haitraditional/\">15% of households\u003c/a> could reasonably afford to purchase the median-priced single-family home, according to the California Association of Realtors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rafael Perez, board chair of the Casita Coalition, which championed the law, lauded California for making significant strides in permitting new ADUs — with over \u003ca href=\"https://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-community-development/housing-element-implementation-and-apr-dashboard\">30,000 permitted last year\u003c/a>, representing a quarter of California’s projected housing stock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But early iterations of the law had prohibited selling them as condos, with some exceptions. Two surveys, from UC Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.aducalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Implementing-the-Backyard-Revolution.pdf\">Terner Center for Housing Innovation\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://southbaycities.org/south-bay-cities-council-of-governments-survey-indicates-low-percentage-of-accessory-dwelling-units-adus-in-south-bay-rental-market-affordable/\">South Bay Cities Council of Government\u003c/a>, found that about 65% of ADUs are offered as long-term rentals, either on the private market or to family and friends for free.[aside postID=news_12045685 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250623-BERKELEYMIDDLEHOUSING-03-BL-KQED.jpg']“ADUs weren’t moving the needle on homeownership as much as we would like,” Perez said. “ADU condos open up that door of possibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so far, city officials in Santa Monica and Santa Cruz, which adopted their versions of the law in October and January, respectively, said they had not yet received any applications. In San José, just two developers have filed applications to convert ADUs to condos — though, on Thursday, AlphaX committed to completing dozens more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The paucity of enthusiasm — either from other cities looking to implement it or other property owners hoping to take advantage of it — isn’t entirely surprising, several observers said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For owners with mortgages, the conversion not only requires securing lenders’ approval but also potentially devaluing the existing home, since condos are typically valued less, said Martina Davis, a planning division manager for the city of San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you have a big mortgage, your bank might not be OK with that,” Davis said. “Or you may look at it and say, ‘Wait, hold on, I need to retain the full value of the house.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anecdotally, Davis said most of the interest in converting ADUs to condos in San José has come from developers for whom those obstacles may not apply. Though Hughes said the newness of the law, along with some of its provisions, has presented its own challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052158\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kitchen at 2985 Lantz Ave. in San José on Aug. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Unlike traditional condos, the law requires the ADU to receive a certificate of occupancy before undergoing condominium mapping — a process that’s taken Hughes about six months of precious time sitting on two vacant homes. And after San José officials certify the units as condos, they’ll need approval from the county, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve got a lot of money tied up here,” he said. “I want to hurry this along.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For AlphaX, the decision to use the law was more of an experiment to test whether it could work. The company had already purchased the lot and had renters living in both the main home and ADU.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are not afraid to be the pioneer,” said Jia Li, the company’s chief asset manager. “If you solve this problem, or we explore the options, then there’s all these other opportunities that could come.”[aside postID=news_11980785 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240313-SB-9-SanJose-KSM-6_qut-1020x680.jpg']But Jane Lin, chief investment officer for AlphaX, said it’s a model they think has promise. “At the end of the day, it’s just providing more housing. It’s one possible solution to help create more housing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her company on Thursday said it hoped to complete another 85 ADU condos over the next year, which could be built for existing homeowners on lots they already own, or on lots the company purchases. Once it secures the land, Lin said, “ADUs go up fast.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Seattle, about 60% of all ADUs were sold as condos in 2024, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://seattlecitygis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/1111d274c85e4ca48af719da4b26fe9f\">city dashboard\u003c/a>. Nick Welch, a senior planner at Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development, said those figures may be even higher this year because the share of ADU condos has been rising, indicating strong demand for more affordable homeownership options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/OPCD/OngoingInitiatives/EncouragingBackyardCottages/OPCD-ADU-Report-2023.pdf\">city report\u003c/a> analyzing data from 2023, the median ADU sold at about 60% of the price of the associated main home and about half as much as a new, detached home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Plenty of people want to buy homes and are priced out of the market,” Welch said. “ADUs — just by virtue of being smaller and having a smaller lot area — are obviously sold for less than a new 4,000 square-foot single-family home. And so there’s plenty of demand for that type of ownership housing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Perez sees scenarios where existing homeowners could also benefit from converting their home and backyard cottage into condominiums. The law makes it possible to access their home’s equity, without taking on additional debt, he said. “They can sell off the ADU and with the proceeds, pay off what was left of that mortgage and be mortgage-free, right?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052157\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052157\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00044_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00044_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00044_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00044_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main home property associated with the condominium for sale at 2985 Lantz Ave., in San José, on Aug. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Or, they can sell to a family member. “For families that are seeing displacement, the ability to create an entry point in the backyard that’s more affordable than the homes they can’t afford is also a way that people are able to stay in the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hughes said he already has a buyer for the ADU he built in San José. The three-bedroom, two-bath, nearly 1,200 square-foot home will go for just under $1.6 million, as soon as the condominium map is approved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The primary home, with five bedrooms, three bathrooms and nearly 2,900 square feet, is listed for more than $3 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While certainly not cheap, Hughes said, “No place in San José is, though. I mean, realistically, they are not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hughes had the advantage of starting with a relatively big lot, which allowed him to build two units with separate entrances and utilities, making them more akin to single-family homes than condos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s unique because it’s on the corner, and the lot was big enough that I could build a 1,200 square-foot ADU,” Hughes said, noting that most lots will be smaller and have shared utilities. “It’s going to be down in a lower price range just by the size. So, therefore, it is creating that affordable home for somebody to go in there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More typical is the lot on Josefa Street, where AlphaX is recording the city’s first ADU-condominium-conversion map. The main home takes over most of the lot, with the ADU at the rear of the property. The two homes share a long driveway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lin said she wasn’t sure whether the company would ultimately sell the units as condos or continue to rent them out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just the beginning,” she said. “So that’s why we’re all very happy and very excited to try.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, nearly three years later, Hughes is a few weeks away from becoming the second developer in the state to successfully take advantage of a new law that allows homeowners to sell ADUs as condos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first, on Josefa Street near San José’s downtown by developer AlphaX RE Capital, got its official certification from the city in a public ceremony on Thursday. Standing in front of a white backyard cottage with a sloping roof, Mayor Matt Mahan said the home represented “history in the making.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ADUs are affordable by design and growing in popularity across the state. And now, they can offer the most accessible form of homeownership, as well,” he said. “We are offering a proof of concept for California and hope that other cities follow San José’s lead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law, \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1033\">AB 1033\u003c/a> by former San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting, went into effect in 2024 and allows cities to opt into the new rules. San José became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjmayormatt.com/news-room/san-jose-becomes-first-city-in-california-to-implement-new-ordinance-that-opens-the-door-to-affordable-home-ownership\">first city\u003c/a> last year to adopt them. Since then, at least a handful of other cities have followed, including \u003ca href=\"https://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=15&ID=1421&Inline=True\">Santa Monica\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2405&doctype=2\">Santa Cruz,\u003c/a> San Francisco and \u003ca href=\"https://www.insidesandiego.org/city-council-adopts-reforms-accessory-dwelling-unit-program\">San Diego\u003c/a>. Berkeley planning officials expect to \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/05/21/adus-in-berkeley-may-soon-be-sold-as-condos-under-newly-adopted-state-policy\">put forward an ordinance\u003c/a> in September to allow condo sales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12052160 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00238_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Hughes, a long-time developer from the South Bay, stands outside of a condominium for sale in San José on Aug. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The goal, supporters say, is to encourage more affordable ownership opportunities in a state where just \u003ca href=\"https://www.car.org/marketdata/data/haitraditional/\">15% of households\u003c/a> could reasonably afford to purchase the median-priced single-family home, according to the California Association of Realtors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rafael Perez, board chair of the Casita Coalition, which championed the law, lauded California for making significant strides in permitting new ADUs — with over \u003ca href=\"https://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-community-development/housing-element-implementation-and-apr-dashboard\">30,000 permitted last year\u003c/a>, representing a quarter of California’s projected housing stock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But early iterations of the law had prohibited selling them as condos, with some exceptions. Two surveys, from UC Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.aducalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Implementing-the-Backyard-Revolution.pdf\">Terner Center for Housing Innovation\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://southbaycities.org/south-bay-cities-council-of-governments-survey-indicates-low-percentage-of-accessory-dwelling-units-adus-in-south-bay-rental-market-affordable/\">South Bay Cities Council of Government\u003c/a>, found that about 65% of ADUs are offered as long-term rentals, either on the private market or to family and friends for free.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“ADUs weren’t moving the needle on homeownership as much as we would like,” Perez said. “ADU condos open up that door of possibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so far, city officials in Santa Monica and Santa Cruz, which adopted their versions of the law in October and January, respectively, said they had not yet received any applications. In San José, just two developers have filed applications to convert ADUs to condos — though, on Thursday, AlphaX committed to completing dozens more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The paucity of enthusiasm — either from other cities looking to implement it or other property owners hoping to take advantage of it — isn’t entirely surprising, several observers said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For owners with mortgages, the conversion not only requires securing lenders’ approval but also potentially devaluing the existing home, since condos are typically valued less, said Martina Davis, a planning division manager for the city of San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you have a big mortgage, your bank might not be OK with that,” Davis said. “Or you may look at it and say, ‘Wait, hold on, I need to retain the full value of the house.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anecdotally, Davis said most of the interest in converting ADUs to condos in San José has come from developers for whom those obstacles may not apply. Though Hughes said the newness of the law, along with some of its provisions, has presented its own challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052158\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250813-ADUSASCONDOS_00141_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kitchen at 2985 Lantz Ave. in San José on Aug. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Unlike traditional condos, the law requires the ADU to receive a certificate of occupancy before undergoing condominium mapping — a process that’s taken Hughes about six months of precious time sitting on two vacant homes. And after San José officials certify the units as condos, they’ll need approval from the county, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve got a lot of money tied up here,” he said. “I want to hurry this along.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For AlphaX, the decision to use the law was more of an experiment to test whether it could work. The company had already purchased the lot and had renters living in both the main home and ADU.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are not afraid to be the pioneer,” said Jia Li, the company’s chief asset manager. “If you solve this problem, or we explore the options, then there’s all these other opportunities that could come.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Body camera footage from Nov. 11, 2021, showed a deputy county sheriff officer knocking on Monk’s cell asking if he wanted his medicine. The officer can be heard commenting to the nurse that Monk is “butt-naked and asleep.”[aside postID=news_12014238 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/240408-FCIDublin-022-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']This continued for days, until Monk’s death on Nov. 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheriff’s deputies Donall Rowe, Robinderpal Hayer and former deputy Thomas Mowrer will continue to face felony charges in Monk’s death. Hayer also faces charges of falsifying documents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County Deputy District Attorney dismissed charges against Alameda County Behavioral Health clinician Dr. Neal Edwards, Wellpath nurse David E. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>This continued for days, until Monk’s death on Nov. 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheriff’s deputies Donall Rowe, Robinderpal Hayer and former deputy Thomas Mowrer will continue to face felony charges in Monk’s death. Hayer also faces charges of falsifying documents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County Deputy District Attorney dismissed charges against Alameda County Behavioral Health clinician Dr. Neal Edwards, Wellpath nurse David E. Donoho and Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputies Ross Burruel, Andre Gaston, Syear Osmani, Mateusz Laszuk, Troy White and Christopher Haendel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monk’s sister said the family learned of the prosecutors’ decision on Wednesday — Monk’s birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monk’s family reached a $7 million settlement with Alameda County, but Monk said her family never received an apology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053168\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250821-MONK-HEARING-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250821-MONK-HEARING-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250821-MONK-HEARING-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250821-MONK-HEARING-MD-06-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Niaamore Monk holds a banner calling for justice for her father, Maurice Monk, outside the Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland on Aug. 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before and after the hearing on Thursday, Monk’s children, siblings and supporters rallied outside of the courthouse, holding a banner that said “Justice for Maurice Monk,” and signs with the names of the 11 staff members originally charged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The protesters eyed a small group of Sheriff’s Deputies who stood outside of the hearing. Tiffany Monk said the family was warned there would be several cops at the hearing for protection, but she said it wasn’t made clear to her who they were protecting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just want justice,” Monk said. “They’re the one that did something wrong, but y’all are looking at us like we’re the criminals, like we’re about to attack them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated at 12 p.m. Friday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A dramatic plan \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052376/here-is-how-democrats-plan-to-redraw-californias-congressional-map\">to reshape California’s congressional districts\u003c/a> to favor Democrats will appear before voters this November, after state lawmakers voted Thursday to place the redistricting proposal on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The votes in the state Assembly and Senate capped a frenetic week of debate on the map, as lawmakers faced a deadline to call the special election on the proposal, which will appear as Proposition 50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Nov. 4 vote is now set to be the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052064/newsom-calls-for-special-election-to-redraw-californias-congressional-maps\">marquee event\u003c/a> in a nationwide showdown between Democratic and Republican states over political district lines that could help determine control of Congress in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When all things are equal, when we’re all playing by the same set of rules, there’s no question that the Republican Party will be the minority party in the House of Representatives next year,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a signing ceremony late Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Assembly approved the measure going before voters, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, on a 57-20 vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, who is running for Congress in a competitive Central Valley seat, was the only Democrat to vote against the plan. Two other Democrats, Dawn Addis of Morro Bay and Alex Lee of San José, did not vote. Addis was absent due to a family death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052277\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/GavinNewsomRedistrictingCAGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1346\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/GavinNewsomRedistrictingCAGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/GavinNewsomRedistrictingCAGetty-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/GavinNewsomRedistrictingCAGetty-1536x1034.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” as U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, (left) looks on at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum, on Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. Newsom spoke about a possible California referendum on redistricting to counter the legislative effort to add five Republican House seats in the state of Texas. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049973/newsoms-break-the-glass-plan-sets-up-california-midterm-redistricting-fight\">first publicly floated the idea\u003c/a> of redrawing the state’s congressional map in July, after President Donald Trump called on Republicans in Texas to pass new maps adding more GOP-friendly seats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Democrats in the Legislature initially expressed reservations about the idea. California voters gave congressional line-drawing powers to an independent commission in 2010, and the state’s current maps are drawn to reflect community input, not to maximize partisan advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after weeks of internal discussion between state leaders and Democrats in California’s congressional delegation, the party and allied advocacy groups \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051494/california-democrats-back-newsom-plan-to-redraw-congressional-maps-for-2026\">united behind\u003c/a> the plan. The measure going before voters, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, would enact a map favoring Democrats for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections.[aside postID=news_12052702 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/20170515_StateCapitol_Sen_MikeMcGuire_credit_BertJohnson-1_qed.jpg']“Today we give every Californian the power to say no, to say no to Donald Trump’s power grab and say yes to our people, to our state and to our democracy,” said Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Salinas Democrat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Legislature also approved two additional bills that Newsom signed on Thursday, one to fund the November election and another outlining the new House district lines. Lawmakers are expected to vote next week on a bill that would trigger the new maps only if another state moves forward with mid-decade redistricting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Senate, the redistricting measure was placed on the ballot on a 30-8 party-line vote. Republicans in both houses assailed the plan as a reckless escalation of partisan warfare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You move forward fighting fire with fire, what happens? You burn it all down,” Republican Assembly Leader James Gallagher said. “And in this case, it affects our most fundamental American principle: representation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s proposed map threatens five incumbent Republican congress members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Northern California, Republican Reps. Doug LaMalfa and Kevin Kiley could see their districts redrawn to include more Democratic \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12052702/california-redistricting-plan-may-swing-on-this-sonoma-county-shakeup\">voters in Sonoma\u003c/a> and Sacramento, respectively.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1553px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052716\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CaliforniaRedistrictingMap2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1553\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CaliforniaRedistrictingMap2025.jpg 1553w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CaliforniaRedistrictingMap2025-160x124.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/CaliforniaRedistrictingMap2025-1536x1193.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1553px) 100vw, 1553px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Democrats released a first draft of a proposal to redraw California’s congressional districts. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the California State Assembly)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Southern California, Rep. Ken Calvert’s district in the Inland Empire was moved to Los Angeles — making it virtually impossible for him to win in his current district. The new lines also establish significant hurdles for Rep. Darrell Issa in San Diego and Rep. David Valadao in Bakersfield.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new lines would also shore up the reelection hopes of Central Valley Democrats Josh Harder and Adam Gray, by adding parts of the Bay Area to Harder’s seat and moving Gray’s district north into Stockton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With more than half of their nine-member congressional delegation in jeopardy, Republicans in both chambers of the state Legislature uniformly opposed the redistricting. But lacking the votes, they had few options to halt the plan.[aside postID=news_12052802 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/GettyImages-2230198852-2000x1377.jpg']California’s Legislature only needs a majority of members present to establish a quorum — preventing Republicans from staging a walkout similar to one by Democrats in Texas. The state Supreme Court also rejected a legal challenge brought by Republican lawmakers over the expedited procedure used to rush the bills to a vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Senate, an amendment proposed by Sen. 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Santa Clara County supervisors have placed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12051250/santa-clara-county-voters-could-pay-more-sales-tax-due-to-trump-cuts\">measure\u003c/a> on the ballot asking South Bay voters to approve an increase in the county’s sales tax to help offset federal budget cuts enacted by Trump and Republicans in Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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